HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Chemistry
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Genetics
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Physics
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Environmental Science
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Detailed explanation-1: -The earliest example of biotechnology is the domestication of plants and animals. Domestication began over 10, 000 years ago when our ancestors started keeping plants as a reliable source of food.
Detailed explanation-2: -Biotechnology has applications in four major industrial areas, including health care (medical), crop production and agriculture, non food (industrial) uses of crops and other products (e.g. biodegradable plastics, vegetable oil, biofuels), and environmental uses.
Detailed explanation-3: -Biotechnology is the branch of applied science that uses living organisms and their derivatives to produce products and processes. These products and processes feature in healthcare, medicine, biofuels, and environmental safety.