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Most of the GMO crops grown today were developed to help farmers prevent crop loss. The three most common traits found in GMO crops are: (1) resistance to insect damage; (2) tolerance to herbicides; and (3) resistance to plant viruses. Let's consider #2, tolerance to herbicides: farmers using herbicide-tolerant crops do not need to till the soil, which they normally do to get rid of weeds. Which of these is NOT a positive environmental and economic impacts of this GMO trait?

A) Reduced soil tillage results in less soil erosion.
B) No-till planting results in lower fuel and labor costs.
C) No-till planting results in higher crop yields per acre.
D) No-till farming results in increased organic matter and cycling of nutrients in the soil.

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the answer would be No-till planting results in higher crop yields per are

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B. No-till planting results in higher crops yields per acre.

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i got that in usa test prep :( only cuz it was wrong

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