Green+Biotechnology

= GREEN BIOTECHNOLOGY = Summary: Green Biotechnology is derived of crops of crops to provide a wider range of benefits. It is a supply of a number of renewable raw materials for the food. Maize, oil seed rape and sugar beat can give farmers much more flexibility in controlling weeds. Genetically modified varieties allow farmers to make sure there aren’t as many weeds. Green biotechnology is safer. It reduces soil erosion, it makes using pesticide more efficient, and it has less fossil fuel.





Green biotechnology which is more commonly known as Plant Biotechnology is a rapidly expanding field within Modern biotechnology. It basically involves the introduction of foreign genes into economically important plant species, resulting in crop improvement and the production of novel products in plants. Use of environment friendly and cost effective alternatives to industrial chemicals such as bio fuels, bio fertilizers and bio pesticides are not only resulting in enhanced crop output, improvement in health and safety standards, these new products are also leading to less environment pollution and use of green technology. The ever increasing demand of agricultural produce has given new impetus to research in the field and has resulted in great benefits for farmers and users alike.


 * Green biotechnology** deals with the use of environmentally-friendly solutions as an alternative to traditional agriculture, horticulture, and animal breeding processes. An example is the designing of transgenic plants that are modified for improved flavor, for increased resistance to pests and diseases, or for enhanced growth in adverse weather conditions.





Using biotechnology to treat pollution problems is not a new idea. Communities have depended on complex populations of naturally occurring microbes for sewage treatment for over a century. Every living organism— animals, plants, bacteria and so forth—ingests nutrients to live and produces a waste byproduct as a result. Different organisms need different types of nutrients. Certain bacteria thrive on the chemical components of waste products. Some microorganisms, for example, feed on toxic materials such as methylene chloride, detergents and creosote.
 * How Does It Work?**

More farmers are using bio fertilizers and bio pesticides to get more benefits and avoid the chemical pesticides having pollutants and ill effects for crops.
 * Bio fertilizers and bio pesticides:**


 * __Industries That Benefit__**

• **The chemical industry** Using biocatalysts to produce compounds, reduce waste byproducts and improve chemical purity.

Using less petroleum to make plastic by making “green plastics” from renewable crops such as corn or soybeans.
 * • The plastics industry:**

• **The paper industry:** Improving manufacturing processes, including the use of enzymes to lower toxic byproducts from pulp processes.

• **The textiles industry:** Lessening toxic byproducts of fabric dying and finishing processes. Fabric detergents are becoming more effective with the addition of enzymes to their active ingredients. Ex: High efficiency detergent

• **The food industry:** Improving baking processes, fermentation—derived preservatives and analysis techniques for food safety.

Adding enzymes to increase nutrient uptake and decrease phosphate byproducts.
 * • The livestock industry:**

• **The energy industry:** Using enzymes to manufacture cleaner biofuels from agricultural wastes.