Main objective of production/use of herbicide resistant GM crops is to
(1) Reduce herbicide accumulation in food articles for health safety
(2) Eliminate weeds from the field without the use of manual labour
(3) eliminate weeds from the field without the use of herbicides
(4) Encourage eco-friendly herbicides
Sol. Answer (2)
As herbicide resistant GM crops will remain unaffected to the herbicide used, while the
weeds will get killed.