Explain the meaning of biotechnology and its impact on agricultural management with suitable examples.

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Biotechnology is a branch of biology in which technology is applied in biological systems to create useful products for human welfare. It is used in managing agriculture in the following ways:

Genetically Modified (GM) crops are now produced by incorporating beneficial genes in the DNA of the crops. (0.5 mark)

Pest-resistant crops are produced because of which the use of chemical pesticides and weedicides can be avoided and thereby protecting the environment. (0.5 mark)

Disease- resistant crops which can withstand different types of environmental stress like drought, high/low temperature. (0.5 mark)

High-yielding varieties of crops having high nutritive value are also a product of biotechnology. (0.5 mark)

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