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A farmer wants to reduce his need to use insecticides on his corn crop to save money.He plants 80 percent of his field with Bt corn but has to plant the remaining 20 percent with corn that has not been genetically modified.What is the reason for planting only 80 percent of his field with Bt corn if planting 100 percent Bt corn would reduce his need for insecticide even further?

A farmer wants to reduce his need to use insecticides on his corn crop to save money.He plants 80 percent of his field with Bt corn but has to plant the remaining 20 percent with corn that has not been genetically modified.What is the reason for planting only 80 percent of his field with Bt corn if planting 100 percent Bt corn would reduce his need for insecticide even further?

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If all the corn is genetically modified ...

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