A journey from classical to modern breeding Plant breeding: Plant breeding is an art and science of developing new plants that have desirable characters using various techniques for the welfare of mankind. These techniques start from simple selection to complex molecular techniques. Plant breeding has been practiced from thousand of the years. As the world population is increasing day by day, to meet the food requirement of increasing population we have to make sure the food security. We have
genetic engineering, organisms can be given targeted combinations of new genes—and therefore new combinations of traits—that do not occur in nature and, indeed, cannot be developed by natural means. Such an approach is different from classical plant and animal breeding, which operates through
well-adapted to both arid and semi-arid areas of Pakistan, India and USA. Guar botanically called as (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) with 2n=14 chromosomes, is an emerging field crop in the world. Its significance is so high that if we develop a proper breeding program it will not only fulfill our needs in terms of human and animal nutrition but also it is a good source of future revenue which will be discuss in later
Description 3.1 Introduction to Biotechnology Biotechnology is defined as a set of tools that uses living organisms (or parts of organisms) to make or modify a product, improve plants, trees or animals, or develop microorganisms for specific uses. Traditionally improvement in plants and animals were done through breeding or hybridization methods which were time consuming, laborious and may combine desirable traits with undesirable ones. In 1970s with the development in the field of molecular biology
female monarchs have bright orange wings marked by black veins and a black border with two rows of spots. The breeding season for Monarch Butterflies occurs during the spring and summer. During this time, they can be found in open fields, meadows, and prairies that contain milkweed. Larvae feed exclusively on Milkweed, and would not be able to survive without it. In the winter, after the breeding season has ended, monarch butterflies can be found at high altitudes in Central Mexico and on the coast of
Further, rice productivity is continually threatened by both biotic (bacterial blight, blast, tungro virus, yellow mottle virus, sheath blight, etc., and insects like plant hoppers, stem borer, and gall midge), and abiotic stress (drought, salinity, submergence, cold, heat, soil toxicities, etc.). One of the major challenges facing agriculture today is the global water shortage caused by the increasing world
There are many countries in the world that mainly depend on the agriculture sector. So the development of these countries is related to the agriculture. Pakistan is an important agricultural country but as compared to other countries its agricultural yield is much lower. So the crop production can be increased by using the available technologies as per recommendations. In this way the challenges that crops have to face can be decreased by applying science and technology. [1] Cotton is most important
In the human history, agriculture has always played a crucial part in the development of people’s life standards. During the early-modern period, in particular, agriculture represented an essential factor of economic growth. In fact, non-agricultural goods began to be manufactured on a large scale, only when farmers became able to produce a surplus that could feed the growing urban population and that could be exchanged for the said new goods. Moreover, the increasing real wages, encouraged people
SUBJECT : Reduction in crops for oil palm plantation Felda Global Ventures Holdings (FGV), incorporated as a private limited company in 2007, operated as the commercial arm of Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA). It is currently focusing on agriculture
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are defined as organisms with genetic material altered using genetic engineering. The use of GMOs is not something very new. The most common form of modification is selective breeding, which has been used for thousands of years to enhance certain desired traits in plants and animals. Many people have a hard time deciding whether or not GMOs are advantageous or disadvantageous to the human population and the environment. Some people believe that GMOs are beneficial because