| AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS | | | | be accomplished. Many people in the developing world |
| POTENTIAL TO FEED THE GROWING WORLD | | | | scenario profess an overnight revolution but their |
| Ghulam Mohyuddin Wani and Paras Wani | | | | predictions die down when they either start working |
| Almost all reviews and application procedures of the | | | | on the project or try its application. In |
| plant animal biotechnologies stand | | | | biotechnology, one or two gene transfer is possible |
| reviewed(wani,2009).It is said biotechnology may play | | | | only. Current genetic engineering techniques work |
| wonder in feeding the growing world ,however | | | | best for effects that are controlled by a single gene. |
| except west and a few nations in a developing | | | | Many of the genetic effects are governed by |
| gare have the confidence of using biotechnology | | | | multiple rather than single gene actions as such it is |
| for production of grains. As the protocols of plant | | | | difficult to enhance productivity on the basis of one |
| production through tissue culture is in use. The gene | | | | gene effect. |
| transfer for increased production is facing technical | | | | Thousands of genes interact in the process of |
| problems .In this paper we shall discuss some of | | | | agricultural production from a crop. Thus, the way to |
| these issues. | | | | biotechnologically food revolution is just beginning and |
| The production capacity of a crop is a composite | | | | not the end phase. The use of a few biotech crops |
| gene effect and not a single gene effect. The sorting | | | | ,like G M crops is not a purely holistic biotechnological |
| over of the genes is well known and hardy | | | | product but a midway product of a few gene |
| Weinberger formula to analyze the combines gene | | | | actions.Many of the genetic characteristics associated |
| effects is well known. The modern biotechnologists in | | | | with yield are controlled by a large number of genes, |
| agriculture have been able to incorporate few or one | | | | each of which has a effect on the overall |
| or two genes, but a total revival of productivity of | | | | yield.There is, therefore, a distance between the cup |
| the crops is yet to be achieved. | | | | of biotechnology and the lip of the hungry in the |
| A single gene charter can be introduced and its good | | | | world. The mouth is yet too far away but yes the |
| and bad effects harvested, but the total productive | | | | day is not far away when biotechnology in |
| system is a complex process needing combined gene | | | | agriculture shall help to produce enough food to feed |
| actions and interactions which as on date are yet to | | | | the coming 9 billion mouths in 2050. |