Biotechnology and Its Application in Agricultural Science

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Biotechnology development in Indian agriculture. 3. Agriculture and food biotechnology. 4. Bioengineering and nano biotechnology. 5. Globalisation and agricultural biotechnology. 6. Biotechnology in medicinal plants growth. 7. Preventing fungicides and insecticides. 8. Heredity and the gene biotechnology. 9.Use of biotechnology in antibiotics and proteins. 10. Methodology of plant genetic engineering. 11. Transgenic genes in agricultural animals. 12. The human genome project. Bibliography. Index.

Biotechnology has been received with a considerable degree of skepticism in Indian agricultural circles. In last few years since biotechnology became a priority area for Indian policy markers there have been a series of crucial events that have deeply influenced thinking on biotechnology and the role of genetic engineering (GE) in agricultural production. Biotechnology has long been used to make everyday products. The scope of this term has changed overtime a new technology has been invented.

The book intends to explain the basic aspects of agricultural biotechnology in a simple and lucid manner.