Modified genes spread to local maize. EFSA 2008: Safety and nutritional assessment of GM plants. Snell 2012: Assessment of the health impact of GM plant diets. Flachowsky 2012: Animal feeding studies for assessments of feeds from GMPs. In the future there will be a very strong competition between arable land use for phytogenic biomass production for feed/food, fuel, fibre and other industrial materials, as well as for settlements and natural conservation areas because of the growing population and limited natural resources. Therefore plants with high and stable yields, and requiring low external inputs (low input varieties) should be the main aim of plant breeding. In addition to traditional breeding, plant biotechnology seems to have the potential to contribute to this objective. Nutritional and safety studies with feed/food made from such modified plants are one of the most important prerequisite for public acceptance, and to improve knowledge in the feed/food sciences.
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