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A 9 page overview of the diversity of technological innovations which have made their way into modern agricultural practice. These include everything from the use of genetically engineered plants, to the control of pests and disease, to the use of plants and animals as bioreactors in molecular farming. Specific areas of farming now entail a number of technological considerations which were only a figment of science fiction just a few years ago. Many of these innovations have resulted in the ever increasing pressure to feed the world’s masses and to provide certain products which are of pharmaceutical or industrial use. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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their way into the heart of farming in the last few decades. These include everything from the use of genetically engineered plants, to the control of pests and disease,
to the use of plants and animals as bioreactors in molecular farming. Specific areas of farming now entail a number of technological considerations which were only a figment of
science fiction just a few years ago. Many of these innovations have resulted in the ever increasing pressure to feed the worlds masses and to provide certain products which
are of pharmaceutical or industrial use. The worlds population is growing at a phenomenal rate. At the same time the lands which
are available for agricultural production are shrinking. This leaves us with far too many people to feed and less and less area to do it with (Small, 1999).
The only hope in meeting this goal is to utilize the latest advancements in science which allow the genetic manipulation of the plant and animal species which comprise our food
and technological innovations in pest control and other arenas of agriculture. Selective breeding has been a component of agriculture for centuries. This
practice has become even more refined in the last few years, however. The selective breeder has at their disposal genetic crosses, selection, mutations, and tissue culture as well as
the more advanced technique of genetic transformation (Blechl, 1998). In tissue culture one of the parents of a cross is only distantly related to the other parent (Blechl,
1998). Complete plants are grown from individual cells and all of the offspring are genetically identical. In the research to increase ergot resistance in rye the two parents
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