Question

Which of the following agricultural challenges cannot be solved with transgenic techniques?

• A. Crops are damaged by frost or drought
• B. Crops are damaged by insect pests
• C. Public concern about safety of synthetic pesticides.
• D. Public preference for organic vegetables.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Public preference for organic vegetables.

Transgenic techniques in crops can make crops more resistant to many detrimental factors.

This confers pest resistance and temperature adjustability and avoiding the use of harmful synthetic pesticides.

But the pant or crop does not remain completely Organic in nature.

So, the correct option is 'Public preference for organic vegetables'.