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Enhancement of Food Production

Maharashtra Board · Class 12 · Biology

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4 Topics · Maharashtra Board Class 12 Biology

Topics in Enhancement of Food Production

1

Plant Breeding and Crop Improvement

  • Plant breeding is the purposeful manipulation of plant heredity to create superior crop varieties with improved yield, quality, and resistance
  • Green Revolution (1960s) involved developing high-yielding, semi-dwarf varieties of wheat and rice using scientific breeding techniques
  • Hybridization involves crossing two genetically different parents to combine desirable traits from both
2

Tissue Culture and Micropropagation

  • Tissue culture involves growing isolated plant cells, tissues, or organs in sterile nutrient medium under controlled conditions
  • Based on totipotency principle - ability of plant cells to regenerate complete plants
  • MS (Murashige and Skoog) medium contains minerals, carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, growth hormones, and agar
3

Single Cell Protein (SCP) and Biofortification

  • SCP refers to edible protein extracted from pure microbial cultures or dried cell biomass
  • Microorganisms used: Fungi (Aspergillus niger), Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), Algae (Spirulina, Chlorella), Bacteria (Methylophilus methylotrophus)
  • Grown on inexpensive substrates: agricultural waste, wood shavings, molasses, even human and animal waste
4

Animal Husbandry and Management

  • Animal husbandry involves scientific breeding and management of livestock for maximum productivity
  • Animal breeding types: Inbreeding (closely related individuals for 4-6 generations) and Outbreeding (unrelated individuals)
  • Crossbreeding produces superior hybrids (e.g., Hisardale sheep from Bikaneri × Marino cross)

Key Concepts

Scientific manipulation of plant heredityProcess involving collection of variabilityIn vitro cultivation of plant cellsScientific management of livestock including cattleEdible protein extracted from microbial biomass

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