Genetically agricultural production

Once we know the chemical nature of the allelopathic agents and their effects on plant growth dynamics, as well as on health and environment, we can apply genetic manipulation and biotechnology to develop toxin-resistant plants and to reduce the toxin levels frcm the donor plants. These approaches serve a dual purpose because they contribute to increased agricultural productivity and help to minimize the potential risks on health and environment. 

No wonder the Communists paid attention when young Trofim Lysenko declared that the genetics of Mendel s peas and Morgan s fruit flies was incorrect and simply a capitalist plot to exploit the peasants and working class. Lysenko believed that environmental factors determined the performance of plants and that acquired characteristics could be inherited. Having unmasked the evil Western myth of gene-based inheritance, Lysenko promised almost instant improvements in agricultural production. 

There are many potential uses for recombinant DNA technology. Agricultural products, as is discussed in Chapter 15, can be made bug-resistant and spoil-resistant. The technology may also be used to treat genetic disorders, such as sickle-cell anemia, muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis, and lupus, and may even address the question of why our bodies deteriorate with age. 

The development of genetically engineered plants offers the prospect of pharmaceutical production from crops as well as improved yields for cereals, vegetables and other agricultural products. The challenge will then be to find suitable bioseparations to enable the efficient isolation of such products. 

The rules that have always governed the use of ethanol, government policy favoring one agricultural raw material over another, the new constraints that limit the marketing of genetically engineered products—all these factors serve to remind those interested in the... 

Cost The best materials are not always available. Agricultural products are conditioned by then biological source (genetics) and the action of abiotic sbesses (the envnonment). All of the resultant raw materials should be used, to avoid waste and to maximise conversion efficiency, yet not all of them can be ideal for a given process or product type. 

Ertl D. S., Young K. A., and Raboy V. (1998) Plant genetic approaches to phosphorus management in agricultural production. J. Environ. Qual. 27, 299-304. 

Livestock are domesticated species, which have been genetically modified over time through the artificial selection of desirable traits by humans, with a view to increasing the docility of the animals, their size and productivity, their quality as agricultural products, and other culturally desired features. Some species of livestock no longer occur in their original, non-domesticated, free-living form, and they are totally dependent on humans for their continued existence. However, humans are also substantially dependent on their livestock for sustenance and other purposes. Consequently, the symbiotic relationship between humans and their domestic livestock could be termed a mutualism, that is, a mutually beneficial relationship between two species. 

Baez ). State of the Science Role of Transgenic Technology in the Biosynthesis of Bio-Pharmaceuticals and Industrial Protein. 2004 (Corn-Produced Pharmaceuticals and Industrials Risk Assessment Symposium, sponsored by the Biosafety Institute for Genetically Modified Agricultural Products Symposium,... 

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