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Green Biotechnology and Scope of Genetically modified Crops: Facts and Prejudices

Sharma Barkha* , Sharma Barkha* , Bharti S.K.** , Anita*** , Parul****

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Indian Journal of Agriculture Business 2(1):p 63-71, January-June 2016. | DOI:

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Biotechnology is a modern science with old roots. It can be considered a game changer in many ways as it has inherent solutions for many hurdles modern society is facing today. One of the most important branches of Biotechnology is Green or Agro-biotechnology, which is the application of biotechnological tools and techniques to genetically improve organisms, crops
for the betterment of ever burgeoning population. Green biotechnology holds promise in producing crops with high yields and nutritional content, insect resistance, longer shelf life, and various other traits like production of vaccines (edible vaccines), monoclonal antibodies phytoremediation and so on. Biotech crops are supposed to need lesser water, fertilizers, herbicides, almost nil tillage requirement, lesser need to spray so less fuel consumption, reduced CO 2 and N2O emissions. Inspite of all these advantages, the acceptance of genetically modified plants have become mired in controversies regarding their safety, applicability and their effects on the environment. This review deals with various positive and negative aspects of green biotechnology, trying to shed an unbiased light on the actual scenario because this technology actually has the potential to feed millions of poverty stricken, undernourished people on the earth. How far this goal is reached, still remains to be seen.  

 

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Green Bioteechnology; Genetically Modified Organisms; Green Revolution; Golden Rice.

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