This paper is relevant to the impact areas in the following areas:
| Crops | Cotton, Maize, Soybean |
| Traits | Herbicide Tolerance, Insect Resistance |
| Countries | Not country-specific |
| Regions | Not region-specific |
| Tags | environmental, global review, maize, soybean |
This paper examines the scientific literature regarding the environmental impact of soybean, corn and cotton in order to evaluate the environmental impacts of commercially available biotechnology-derived crops in relation to the current agricultural practices for crop and pest management in conventionally bred crops. It concludes that a comprehensive review of the scientific literature supports the notion that overall the currently commercialized biotechnology-derived soybean, corn, and cotton crops yield environmental benefits. Furthermore, a critical analysis of the literature supports the idea that biotechnology-derived soybean, corn, and cotton pose no environmental concerns unique to or different from those historically associated with conventionally developed crop varieties.
Comparative Environmental Impacts of Biotechnology-derived and Traditional Soybean, Corn, and Cotton Crops (held on an external server, and so may require additional authentication details)
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