Agricultural biotechnology:

• Deals with application of cells biological and molecular biological techniques and achievements in agricultural plants with economic aims.

Application of agricultural biotechnology

a) Recombinant DNA technology:

• Used to accurately diagnose crop diseases.

b) Cell and tissue culture:

• allows for the reproduction of disease-free planting material for crops.

c) Molecular Markers/Marker Assisted Selection:

• Used to select plants or animals that possess a desirable gene, even in the absence of a visible trait.

SOMMON COMMON TERMINOLOGIES

a) Blue Biotechnology

• is a term that has been used to describe the marine and aquatic applications of biotechnology

b) Green Biotechnology

• applied to agricultural processes

c) Red Biotechnology

• applied to medical processes

d) White biotechnology

• also known as industrial biotechnology