Post by Ismail AbdulAzeez on Aug 11, 2019 18:07:31 GMT 1
Plant engineering and food preservation technology play a big role in increased output of crops yield. Genetic technology results in food sufficiency in countries that adopt it.
Machines and irrigation systems are not sufficient for increasing the crop output; hence, fertilisation, mixed breeding, genetic modification and pest management are some ways by which crop productivity has increased manifold.
Molecular genetics play a major role in helping agricultural crops to attain better production yield, have enhanced nutrition value and resistance towards pathogens and pests.
These methods involve the development of new species of crops that have increased yield and are more resistant towards extreme climates and pests.
Genetic methods of creating new varieties involve cross breeding, back crossing and recombination etc. to enhance the quality, yield and tolerance of the crop.
On the other hand, genetic modification of crops involves introduction of yield enhancing, disease resistant and stress tolerant genes in the DNA of crops to be bred.
This technology uses the technique of mutation of the genetic material to introduce new genes. It has been carried out in many crop varieties, including rice, wheat, maize etc. They have been engineered to incorporate genes from the wild/distant varieties of their own species. Wild varieties are often more disease resistant and better at bearing extreme climatic conditions. Thus, techniques for developing hybrids of cultivated and wild varieties with desired changes have gained much popularity and majority of crop produce in present day has genes incorporated from their distant wild relatives.
These approaches have resulted in major improvement in crop yield as well as disease and pest resistance. Better preservation techniques, addition of natural and chemical preservatives, better cold and dry storage warehouses have also been effective in controlling post agricultural food spoilage.
Foremost concern in the food industry is the security of food. Throughout the crop life, from seeding of crops to its storage, crops need to be handled in such a way that pathogen and pest attack is minimum and food spoilage doesn’t occur.
The disease and pest resistant varieties developed from genetic modification ensure the security of crops in farms and technology has also taken care of preventing food spoilage so that production yield is not affected by post-harvest mismanagement. During processing, preservatives and bacteria that are good for human health are being added for preservation as well as enhanced nutrition.
For Agricultural Improvement
Mobile and internet technology can enable farmers to be in touch with the latest developing technologies in the agricultural sector.
Farmers are advised to adopt new technologies in farming to as they are bail out of food shortages and wastage and also to increase agricultural yields.
Machines and irrigation systems are not sufficient for increasing the crop output; hence, fertilisation, mixed breeding, genetic modification and pest management are some ways by which crop productivity has increased manifold.
Molecular genetics play a major role in helping agricultural crops to attain better production yield, have enhanced nutrition value and resistance towards pathogens and pests.
These methods involve the development of new species of crops that have increased yield and are more resistant towards extreme climates and pests.
Genetic methods of creating new varieties involve cross breeding, back crossing and recombination etc. to enhance the quality, yield and tolerance of the crop.
On the other hand, genetic modification of crops involves introduction of yield enhancing, disease resistant and stress tolerant genes in the DNA of crops to be bred.
This technology uses the technique of mutation of the genetic material to introduce new genes. It has been carried out in many crop varieties, including rice, wheat, maize etc. They have been engineered to incorporate genes from the wild/distant varieties of their own species. Wild varieties are often more disease resistant and better at bearing extreme climatic conditions. Thus, techniques for developing hybrids of cultivated and wild varieties with desired changes have gained much popularity and majority of crop produce in present day has genes incorporated from their distant wild relatives.
These approaches have resulted in major improvement in crop yield as well as disease and pest resistance. Better preservation techniques, addition of natural and chemical preservatives, better cold and dry storage warehouses have also been effective in controlling post agricultural food spoilage.
Foremost concern in the food industry is the security of food. Throughout the crop life, from seeding of crops to its storage, crops need to be handled in such a way that pathogen and pest attack is minimum and food spoilage doesn’t occur.
The disease and pest resistant varieties developed from genetic modification ensure the security of crops in farms and technology has also taken care of preventing food spoilage so that production yield is not affected by post-harvest mismanagement. During processing, preservatives and bacteria that are good for human health are being added for preservation as well as enhanced nutrition.
For Agricultural Improvement
Mobile and internet technology can enable farmers to be in touch with the latest developing technologies in the agricultural sector.
Farmers are advised to adopt new technologies in farming to as they are bail out of food shortages and wastage and also to increase agricultural yields.
