Genetically Engineered Crops: The Problem or the Solution?

Genetic engineering is a tool that has the potential to dramatically change agriculture, and in so doing to address many of the world?s most pressing problems - including hunger, malnutrition, and environmental pollution. In the world of golf course management, genetically engineered turfgrasses that survive attack by insects and diseases, or that are tolerant of herbicides, salts, heavy metals or drought are expected in the marketplace in the near future. However, there are many technical, safety, regulatory, political and even…