From: Attitude and consumption of Bangladeshi professionals toward biotechnological products
Sl. no# | Statements | Chi-square (χ2) value with 88 d.f. |
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+Â 1. | In Bangladesh, all soybean oils are GM (from herbicide-resistant soybean plant) | 7.44* |
− 2. | GM crops will lead to reductions in biodiversity in environment | 40.33* |
+Â 3. | Bt brinjal will be helpful to reduce the attack of brinjal shoot and fruit borer | 88.59* |
− 4. | Biotech product modification will decrease the natural flavour and taste of food | 44.33* |
+Â 5. | Biotechnology is superior to classical breeding for new variety development | 37.56* |
− 6. | The promotion of biotech products is due to the greed and self-interest of private companies | 17.45* |
+Â 7. | Gene therapy can be used for the correction of hereditary disease such as diabetics | 68.79* |
− 8. | By eating golden rice, a person’s genes could be modified | 69.22* |
− 9. | Transgenic animals in agricultural production systems show relatively inefficient production rate | 51.89* |
+Â 10. | Bt cotton will be helpful to make the cotton useful for human consumption of cotton oil by removing toxicity | 42.56* |