Plant Biotechnology

Plant biotechnology and its application in agriculture, environment and research. Production of transgenic plants and its use in genetic engineering of crop plants to improve quality, or produce novel plant products; Alternative techniques such as culture-induced variation or marker assisted plant breeding that can be used to produce genetically improved crop varieties without use of genetic engineering. Economic, ethical, moral and ecological importance of the impact of release of engineered crops. Application of plant transformation for productivity and performance; herbicide resistance; Insect resistance; Bt genes; long shelf life of fruits and flowers; Transgene stability and gene silencing, molecular farming, benefits and risks