Open AccessWhat is Agricultural Biotechnology?
Author(s) -
Maria GalloMeagher,
Stephen G. Fulford
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-ag196-2003
Subject(s) - organism , microbiology and biotechnology , agriculture , crop , biology , agronomy , genetics , ecology
Biotechnology, specifically genetic engineering, is the manipulation of an organism's DNA in order to direct that organism to perform a specific and useful task. This is usually accomplished by transferring a section of DNA, or gene, from one organism to another. In agriculture, plant biotechnology is used for crop improvement. This document is SS-AGR-191, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published May 2003.
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