1.   Early drilled crops have a greater and earlier nutrient demand and their root systems can cope better, he said.

2.   Further away in commercialisation terms, work on lentils at Reading University suggests that following wheat crops would have lower N requirements.

3.   The crop therefore has to be picked in an immature state if retailers are not to run the risk of being left with over-soft, unsaleable tomatoes.

4.   As such, the study is likely to become part of the growing debate about whether genetically engineered crops may have unforeseen effects on the environment.

5.   Additionally, early planted crops have to resume growing after dormancy brought on by a lack of rain.

6.   Georgia may grow a lot more peanuts, but they play a more prominent role in Virginia cooking, probably because the crop has a longer history there.

7.   Genetically modified crops have great potential to improve plant and human health.

8.   He says efficient farmers, free to grow more and more varied crops would have an opportunity to earn more than they can now.

9.   Industry officials said genetically modified crops would not have to be segregated from others.

10.   Mostly to create a zone where domesticated crops have little competition from native plants.