Tobacco

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A tobacco farm in south Georgia. While researchers in Georgia have made advances in the field of genetic engineering to develop crops that are resistant to weeds and insects, most genetics research on tobacco in the state examines the plant's impact on public health.

Photograph from CAES Newsire, University of Georgia

Tobacco

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