Biotechnology in Agriculture
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Competency C6. Analyze and describe the interaction of plants and the environment.
Description
Agricultural biotechnology is a collection of techniques used to improve the agricultural industry. Improvements include genetic engineering of crops to increase yields and create disease resistance, biotechnology-derived vaccines used in livestock, and tissue culture regeneration of plant material.
Resources
- Bringing Biotechnology to Life (Ag Foundation)
- Introduction to Biotechnology in Agriculture (OER Commons)
- Biotechnology and Agriculture (National Geographic)
- Agricultural Biotechnology Textbook (Amazon)
- What is Ag Biotech? (Cornell)
- Agricultural Biotech (ISAAA)
- Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food video
Teaching Methods
Brainstorming, Lecture Discussion, Paired or Small Group Discussion, Demonstration, Case Study, Field Trip, Resource People, Experiment, Supervised Study, Debate
