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ReviewGM crops & food2020

Transgenic crops for the agricultural improvement in Pakistan: a perspective of environmental stresses and the current status of genetically modified crops.

Usman Babar, Muhammad Amjad Nawaz, Usama Arshad, Muhammad Tehseen Azhar, Rana Muhammad Atif, Kirill S Golokhvast, Aristides M Tsatsakis, Kseniia Shcerbakova, Gyuhwa Chung, Iqrar Ahmad Rana

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Review in GM crops & food, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Usman BabarCenter of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9088-3676
Muhammad Amjad NawazEducation and Scientific Center of Nanotechnology, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russian Federation.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9901-7555
Usama ArshadCenter of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4892-1656
Muhammad Tehseen AzharDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4942-7991
Rana Muhammad AtifDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9060-4590
Kirill S GolokhvastEducation and Scientific Center of Nanotechnology, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russian Federation.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4873-2281
Aristides M TsatsakisDepartment of Toxicology and Forensics, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3824-2462
Kseniia ShcerbakovaEducation and Scientific Center of Nanotechnology, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russian Federation.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9050-9331
Gyuhwa ChungDepartment of Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8053-689X
Iqrar Ahmad RanaCenter of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9726-8155
University of Agriculture Faisalabad · PKFar Eastern Federal University · RUChonnam National University · KRUniversity of Crete · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transgenic technologies have emerged as a powerful tool for crop improvement in terms of yield, quality, and quantity in many countries of the world. However, concerns also exist about the possible risks involved in transgenic crop cultivation. In this review, literature is analyzed to gauge the real intensity of the issues caused by environmental stresses in Pakistan. In addition, the research work on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) development and their performance is analyzed to serve as a guide for the scientists to help them select useful genes for crop transformation in Pakistan. The funding of GMOs research in Pakistan shows that it does not follow the global trend. We also present socio-economic impact of GM crops and political dimensions in the seed sector and the policies of the government. We envisage that this review provides guidelines for public and private sectors as well as the policy makers in Pakistan and in other countries that face similar environmental threats posed by the changing climate.

Indexed as

AgricultureCrops, AgriculturalAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedPakistanPlants, Genetically ModifiedAbiotic stressesbiosafetyBt cropsclimate changegenetically modified cropsscience and politics

Identifiers

PMID31679447
PMCPMC7158921
OpenAlexW2988690811

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