Applied Microbiology

Agricultural Biotechnology

Agriculture is the raising of fungi, animals and fungi for medicinal plants, food, fiber, biofuel and other products used to sustain and improve human life. It includes agricultural economy, agrochemicals viz., pesticides and fertilizers, plant breeding, selective breeding, animal welfare, genetically modifies organisms, etc

Agricultural biotechnology also titled as agritech is an area of Biotechnology, which involves use of techniques and scientific tools including molecular markers, genetic engineering, molecular diagnostics, tissue culture and vaccines all to modify and improve living organisms: animals, plants and microorganisms.