Everything you need to know about nanotechnology in crop improvement ! Q. 1. What do you mean by nanotechnology? Ans. The term nanotechnology was defined in 1974 by a professor from Tokyo Science University, Norio Taniguchi. By definition nanotechnology deals with units that are smaller than 100 nanometers. Nanotechnology has been defined in various ways. Some definitions of nanotechnology are [...]
Everything you need to know about gene revolution in crop plants ! Q. 1. What is gene revolution? Ans. Gene revolution refers to quantum jump in the productivity of various field crops through use of transgenic cultivars. It has been achieved through the application of Agricultural Biotechnology. Hence agricultural biotechnology is referred to as the 'Evergreen Revolution' or the "Gene [...]
Everything you need to know about genomics in crop Plants ! Q. 1. What is genomics? Ans. The term genomics was first used by Thomas Roderick in 1986. It refers to the study of structure and function of entire genome of a living organism. Q. 2. Define Genome. Ans. Genome refers to the basic set of chromosomes. In a genome, [...]