Emerging Technologies

Making it Possible Agriculture Technology is an Applied Science. It has expanded at a rapid rate since the beginning of recorded history. “Snowball Effect”- Growth

Global Positioning System GPS -Technology that uses satellites to view specific fields and crops -How is works demonstration.

Purpose… -NOW we are not concerned with the (Amount of land) but the quality of land -1 field can contain 3 or 4 different soil types - Differ in: fertility, drainage, organic content, nitrogen level -Instead of making a cure for 1 field we can treat different parts of a field differently using the GPS

Genetic Engineering The practice of modifying the heredity of an organism by inserting new genes from other organism into the recipient organisms chromosome structure.

Examples Transfer a Single Gene Transfer to a totally unrelated plant Making Hybrid from plants that cannot be cross pollinated Producing disease=resistant plants Producing plants that are toxic to insects but not humans Producing crops that are tolerant of herbicides.

Gene Splicing Gene Mapping- The process of finding and recording the location of genes in a chromosome Gene Splicing- The process of removing a gene from its location on a chromosome and replacing it with another gene

Cloning Process of creating genetically identical organisms

Cloning Plants Tissue Culture= The development of roots, stems, and leaves from callus tissue using a solution containing nutrients and hormones.

Embryo Splitting Form of cloning that is accomplished by dividing a growing embryo into equal parts using a surgical procedure performed with the aid of a microscope.

Embryo Transfer Procedure for placing living embryos obtained from a donor animal into the reproductive tract of a recipient female animal.

Gender Selection Ability toe control the sex of offspring at the time of a parents mate

How is Gender Selection Possible? Sperm-Sexing Procedure Difference between X and Y sperm is their DNA content. – An instrument called flow cytometer can identify X & Y sperm after being treated with a fluorescent dye

Implant To insert or to graft

Augmentation The process of making something greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

Hormones A substance, produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiologcal activity,

Hydroponics Cultivation of plants in nutrient solution rather than in soil.

Hybrid The offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock, especially the offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties, species, or races

Bovine Somatotropin Is a peptide hormone produced by the cow's pituitary gland

Host Host is an organism that harbors a parasite

Deoxyribonucleic Acid containing the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms

Flaming effective and economical method of weed and pest control