HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Increasing the amount of time it takes for crops to grow.
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Growing vaccines and other plant-produced drugs.
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Improving the yield and quality of food.
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Growing plants without water or oxygen.
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Detailed explanation-1: -For GM plants, the bacterium most frequently used is called Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The gene of interest is transferred into the bacterium and the bacterial cells then transfer the new DNA to the genome of the plant cells. The plant cells that have successfully taken up the DNA are then grown to create a new plant.
Detailed explanation-2: -What are the Applications of Biotechnology in Agriculture? Biotechnology in agriculture has found application in rDNA technology, tissue culture, somatic hybridization, embryo rescue, molecular diagnostics, etc. All of these tend to increase productivity in agriculture and protect crops from damage or infestation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Simple Selection. Crossing. Interspecies Crossing. Embryo Rescue. Somatic Hybridization. Somaclonal Variation. Mutation Breeding: Induced Chemical and X-ray Mutagenesis. Cell Selection.