Biotechnology in Agriculture

• Biotechnology in Agriculture

  Includes the development of transgenic crops
• BT Corn


  The first genetically modified with the insertion of toxin gene from the bacterium Bacillus Thuringiensis.
• BT Cotton


  resistant to bollworms. It provides for the textile industry and makes cottonseed oil (used in packaged food)
• GM Potatoes


  resists insect pests, disease, bruising, and browning,
• Golden Rice


  genetically modified rice containing beta-carotene, a precursor of Vitamin A.
• Golden rice was created by modifying the rice genome to include a gene from the daffodil narcissus pseudonarcissus that produces an enzyme known as phytoene synthase and a gene from the bacterium Erwinia Uredovora that produces an enzymes called phytoene desaturase.
• Rice endosperm


  the edible part of the rice plant
• Sugar Beets


  resistant to weeds
• GM Canola


  Mostly used in oil and margarines. It improves food consistency
• GM Alfalfa


  resistant to herbicides
• GM Papaya


  genetically modified since 1998, resist infection by the papaya ringspot virus.
• BT Eggplant


  contains a natural protein from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (BT). It is resistant to eggplant fruit and shoot borer. The first GM eggplant was pest-resistant eggplant
• EFSB - Eggplant fruit and shoot borer
• GM peas


  created by inserting kidney peas genes into the peas' DNA resulting in the production of a protein with pesticidal ability.
• GM Tomato


  It's first commercially grown product was the FlavrSavr Tomato. Staves off from rotting and prevent softening of tomatoes during ripening.