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Irrigation: Watering crops using a system of large pipes and sprinklers.
Monoculture: Growing only one type of plant in the field for greater efficiency POSITIVE CONSEQUENCES:
SPECIES: Consists of individual organisms which are very similar in appearance, anatomy, physiology and genetics due to common ancestry VARIETY: specific characteristics of a plant TRAITS: Distinguishes plants from other varieties of plants |
SELECTIVE BREEDING:
Selection of certain seeds or animals for reproduction in order to influence the traits inherited by the next generation Varieties are Developed by Selective Breeding
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Artificial introduction of changes to the genes in a cell
OOPS! NEW VARIETY IS GOOD, HOWEVER IT CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS SUCH AS: CANOLA CROSS POLLINATING WITH WILD MUSTARD TO PRODUCE A “SUPER WEEDS” (WHICH IS NOT EASILY CONTROLLED) FARMERS CAN LOSE CROPS TO WEEDS (WILD OATS, QUACK GRASS, GREEN FOXTAIL, AND SMARTWEED) CROPS CAN BY LOST TO PESTS (ARMY CUTWORM LARVA, MITES, LADYBUG, AND GOPHERS) |