What is plant biotechnology?
I just defined What is biotechnology?, now classification discuss. First is plant biotechnology. Plant biotechnology involves the application of genetic engineering, molecular biology and other advanced scientific techniques to develop food and fiber crops with enhanced beneficial traits, such as resistance to destructive insects and diseases, and production of more healthful oils.
Then how How does plant biotechnology work?
Plant breeders identify, select and move genes with beneficial traits from one plant to another in a process that is faster, more efficient and more precise than traditional techniques, such as cross breeding. This method mixes thousands of genes carried in pollen of a plant, such as corn, to isolate a desirable trait or traits. It takes years to complete and does not always result in a variety with the yield, quality traits and other characteristics sought by the breeder.
