Global bioengineered plantings up 8%

摘要

United States had the most area planted with nearly 170 million acres in 2011An estimated 395 million acres were planted globally to bioengineered crops in 2011, up from 4.25 million acres when the first bioengineered crops were planted in 1996 and up 30 million acres, or 8%, from 2010, according to the International Service forthe Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA). Twenty-nine countries grew bioengineered crops, unchanged from 2010, the organization said. The most common bioengineered traits include plants with genes resistant to glyphosate, commonly known as Roundup Ready, and plants that contain Bacillus thuringiensis, bacteria that allow plants to produce their own insecticide.