Prof. Dr. Suharsono, IPB University lecturer from the Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) talked about the potential and application of genetic modification for crop production. In his presentation at the Plant Biology Seminar, (22/7), Prof. Suharsono said that genetic modification has been commonly applied to the agronomy industry. For example, by combining the genomes of two plant varieties in order to get better characteristics and productivity or by adding genes to be resistant to certain diseases. For example in F1BC3 rice whose crop production is similar to Ciherang rice but it is resistant to blast disease.