Question

For increasing the food production, which biotechnological application is applied

• A. Agro-chemical based agriculture
• B. Genetically engineered crop based agriculture
• C. Organic agriculture
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B Genetically engineered crop based agriculture

The branch of biology that uses living organisms and their derivatives to produce products and processes using advanced technology that is beneficial to human beings is called biotechnology.

Biotechnology has influenced life in various ways as follows:

• Agriculture
• Recombinant therapeutics
• Molecular diagnosis
• Gene therapy
• Transgenic animals

Agro-chemical based agriculture involves use of chemicals such as pesticides, insecticides and fertilisers to increase food production.

Organic agriculture involves the use of biofertilisers such as cyanobacteria, Rhizobium in place of chemical fertilisers to increase food production and minimise pollution caused by harmful chemicals.

Genetically engineered crops are the crops produced by incorporating foreign genes in the plants to enhance the yield of crops or make them pest resistant or insect resistant. This is the application of biotechnology in agriculture to improve and increase food production.

Hence the correct option is
​​​​​​​c. Genetically engineered crop based agriculture