Agriculture Reference
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Table 2. Biotech crops currently available and in development in the United States
Input traits
Output traits
Nutraceuticals;
pharmaceuticals;
industrial
13
Crop
Herbicide
tolerance
Insect
resistance
Viral/fungal
resistance
Agronomic
properties
9
Product
quality
11
C
5
Corn
C
D
D
D
D
Soybeans
C
D
D
D
C
6
Cotton
C
D
D
W
7
Potatoes
D
D
D
D
C
2
Wheat
D
Other field crops
1
C
3
D
4
D
D
D
D
D
W
12
D
Tomato, squash, melon
D
D
D
Other vegetables
D
D
C
8
Papaya
Fruit trees
D
D
D
10
Other trees
D
Flowers
D
C = Currently available; D = In various stages of development and testing; W = Withdrawn from the market.
Sources: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; USDA, APHIS; Colorado State University; Shoemaker et al.; Pew.
1
Includes barley, canola, peanuts, tobacco, rice, alfalfa, etc.
