Biotechnology in Agriculture
Did you know that crops like rice, corn, and tomatoes can be made healthier and resilient with the help of a science called Biotechnology?
This science uses living things such as plants, animals, and microbes to solve problems in farming, medicine, and the environment.
In agriculture, biotechnology helps crops produce more food, survive harsh weather, and resist pests. For example, Bt cotton is a genetically modified cotton plant that produces a natural insect-killing protein to protect itself from insects.
Another application is micropropagation—a technique that allows farmers to grow thousands of identical plants from a tiny piece of a single plant.
Instead of using too many chemicals, farmers can use biofertilizers, which are helpful microbes that enrich the soil, and biocontrol agents, which are living organisms that protect crops from pests.
Some microbes can even clean polluted soil and water through a process called bioremediation.
Scientists also use tools like CRISPR to select useful traits in plants, such as faster growth or resistance to pests.
Did you know that crops like rice, corn, and tomatoes can be made healthier and resilient with the help of a science called Biotechnology?
This science uses living things such as plants, animals, and microbes to solve problems in farming, medicine, and the environment.
In agriculture, biotechnology helps crops produce more food, survive harsh weather, and resist pests. For example, Bt cotton is a genetically modified cotton plant that produces a natural insect-killing protein to protect itself from insects.
Another application is micropropagation—a technique that allows farmers to grow thousands of identical plants from a tiny piece of a single plant.
Instead of using too many chemicals, farmers can use biofertilizers, which are helpful microbes that enrich the soil, and biocontrol agents, which are living organisms that protect crops from pests.
Some microbes can even clean polluted soil and water through a process called bioremediation.
Scientists also use tools like CRISPR to select useful traits in plants, such as faster growth or resistance to pests.
Did you know that crops like rice, corn, and tomatoes can be made healthier and resilient with the help of a science called Biotechnology?
This science uses living things such as plants, animals, and microbes to solve problems in farming, medicine, and the environment.
In agriculture, biotechnology helps crops produce more food, survive harsh weather, and resist pests. For example, Bt cotton is a genetically modified cotton plant that produces a natural insect-killing protein to protect itself from insects.
Another application is micropropagation—a technique that allows farmers to grow thousands of identical plants from a tiny piece of a single plant.
Instead of using too many chemicals, farmers can use biofertilizers, which are helpful microbes that enrich the soil, and biocontrol agents, which are living organisms that protect crops from pests.
Some microbes can even clean polluted soil and water through a process called bioremediation.
Scientists also use tools like CRISPR to select useful traits in plants, such as faster growth or resistance to pests.
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