Cotton plays a significant role in the state's economy. In order to increase crop yield and minimize dangerous pesticide use, many Georgia farmers grow cotton plants that are genetically modified to resist insects and specific herbicides. By 2004 such transgenic cotton accounted for 95 percent of Georgia's total crop.
Courtesy of Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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