Insect-resistant transgenic plants

The world's annual loss due to pests accounts for 13% of the annual output, so insect-resistant transgenic technology is particularly important. Genes with insecticidal activity are isolated from certain organisms and introduced into crops to make them resistant to insects. Rice, cotton, corn, potatoes, tomatoes, soybeans, broad beans, tobacco, apples, walnuts and many other plants have come out.