Genetic Engineering for Developing Herbicide Resistance in Rice Crops

Abstract

Herbicides are used in modern agriculture to control weeds that pose threat to agricultural crops by competing with them for light and nutrients. Continuous use of the same type of herbicide results in the evolution of weeds that are resistant to herbicides. Indiscriminate use of herbicides can also cause environmental pollution. Development of transgenic rice that is resistant to more than one herbicide is a solution to these problems. The use of herbicide-resistant variety of rice also reduces the cost for weed control. Genetic engineering involves the manipulation of an organism's genetic material using various molecular biological techniques.