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The following points highlight the four main applications of biotechnology in environment. The applications are: 1. Waste Treatment 2. Biodegradation 3. Microorganisms in Pollution Control 4. Biomass Energy Production. Application # 1. Waste Treatment: The overall produc­tion of methane from organic wastes is a com­plex fermentation involving a number of groups of microorganisms (Methanogens, member of Archaebacteria). They utilize the [...]

The following points highlight the four main applications of biotechnology in agriculture:- 1. Micro-propagation 2. Induction and Selection of Mutant 3. Production of Somatic Hybrids 4. Production of Transgenic Plants. Application # 1. Micro-propagation: Mass propagation of crop and forest plants is an important applica­tion of micro-propagation technique. The deve­lopment of embryos from somatic cells in culture resulted in artificial [...]