Plantation Crop Biotechnology Applications

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What is one of the main purposes of transgenic oil palm development?

  • Improving fatty acid profiles (correct)
  • Increasing seed production rate
  • Enhancing drought resistance
  • Developing pest-resistant varieties

How does tissue culture benefit the oil palm industry?

  • By enabling mass production of elite palms (correct)
  • By increasing the seed size
  • By improving soil fertility
  • By enhancing the visual appeal of palms

What is one aim of modern plant biotechnology for plantation crops?

  • To develop crops with higher market prices
  • To maximize fertilizer usage
  • To eliminate the need for research in agriculture
  • To create plant varieties with specific survival properties (correct)

What is one advantage of micropropagation in rubber planting?

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What is the target self-sufficiency level for rice in Malaysia as stated?

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Which crop is known for being developed to have more nutritious constituents?

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What is one of the strategic research areas of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board?

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Which of the following is a characteristic of the biotechnology application in rubber plantations?

<p>Facilitates the production of disease-free plantlets (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which method does the Malaysian Palm Oil Board use to enhance oil palm breeding material?

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Which environmental benefit is associated with biotechnology in the oil palm industry?

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What is one outcome of integrating biotechnology in agriculture?

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Which of the following traits is NOT a priority for clonal propagation and breeding of oil palm?

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What aspect of the palm biotechnological process aids research and plantation?

<p>Providing abundant plant materials via tissue culture (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential outcome of epigenetics studies in oil palm research?

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What does the term 'cryopreservation' refer to in the context of oil palm research?

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Which technology is mentioned for discovering biomarkers in oil palm improvement?

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What is the primary aim of aerobic rice technology?

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What benefit does hybrid rice technology provide?

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Which method is being explored to improve rice production without expanding planting areas?

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What role does plant genomics play in rice cultivation?

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What is a benefit of molecular biological approaches in rice cultivation?

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Which of the following statements about stress tolerance in rice is true?

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What is emphasized in the development of a sustainable rice production system?

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Flashcards

Germplasm

A collection of genetic material from a species, preserved for future use.

DNA Fingerprinting

The process of analyzing DNA to identify specific genetic markers for desired traits.

Marker Assisted Selection (MAS)

A method of selecting desirable traits in plants using genetic markers, like a shortcut for breeders.

Omics Technologies

The use of advanced technologies to study the complete set of genes, proteins, and metabolites in a sample.

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Epigenetics

Changes in gene expression without alterations in DNA sequence, influenced by environmental factors.

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Mitochondria

The organelle responsible for energy production in cells, also linked to yield and clonal abnormalities.

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Introgression

A genetic method for incorporating genetic material from one species into another, like mixing genes.

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Cryopreservation

A technique used to preserve living tissue cells at extremely low temperatures, preventing degradation.

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Tissue culture

The process of growing plants from a small piece of tissue taken from the parent plant.

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Transgenic oil palm

A technique used to modify the genetic makeup of plants, often to improve traits like yield or oil content.

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Clonal propagation

Using a technique to multiply desirable strains of oil palms, resulting in increased yields.

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Sustainable plantation

Practices that aim to minimize the negative impact of agriculture on the environment.

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Biotechnology in oil palm industry

The study and application of biological processes, such as gene modification, to improve plant traits.

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Micropropagation in rubber trees

A technique used to rapidly multiply plants that reproduce slowly, like rubber trees.

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Significance of micropropagation

Micropropagation is a valuable technique for maintaining valuable plants, breeding difficult species, and regenerating healthy plants.

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Biotechnology in rice

The study and application of biological processes to improve the yield and quality of rice production.

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Aerobic Rice Technology

A technique that aims to increase rice production by utilizing land that's not ideal for traditional rice cultivation (marginal land).

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Hybrid Rice Technology

A type of rice that's been genetically modified to produce higher yields. It's expected to increase rice production by up to 20%.

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Plant Genomics

The study of the complete set of genes (genome) of a rice plant. Understanding these genes is crucial for improving rice quality and yield.

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Molecular Biological Approaches to Increase Yield

Strategies to increase the amount of plant material (biomass) in rice plants. Focuses on improving photosynthesis and grain filling.

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Enhancing Tolerance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

Research that focuses on increasing rice's resistance to pests, diseases, and adverse environmental conditions.

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DNA Array Technologies

Using new DNA technologies to analyze how rice plants respond to various stresses. This helps us develop more resilient rice varieties.

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Relationships Among Stress Pathways

Understanding how different stress-related pathways in rice plants interact. This opens new avenues for genetic manipulation to create rice that's resistant to multiple stresses.

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Gene Manipulation to Enhance Tolerance

Altering the genes of rice plants to enhance their tolerance to various pests, diseases, and unfavorable environmental conditions.

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Study Notes

Plantation Crop Biotechnology Applications

  • Modern plant biotechnology aims to develop plant varieties resilient to local conditions (e.g., drought tolerance).
  • It seeks to enhance nutritional content (e.g., Golden Rice).
  • Post-harvest crop losses are targeted for reduction (e.g., Flavr Savr tomato).
  • Environmentally sustainable, high-yielding, and cost-effective varieties are also priorities.

Oil Palm

  • The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has breeding and tissue culture units aiming for continuous improvement of oil palm planting material.
  • The objective is to generate better planting material via breeding and clonal propagation.
  • MPOB's strategic research areas include oil palm diversity studies, DNA databases, cryopreservation methods, DNA fingerprinting of planting materials, marker-assisted selection, genetic resource improvement, advanced breeding populations, introgression of germplasm, and genotyping analysis.
  • Additional research areas are clonal propagation biomarker discovery, understanding clonal abnormalities in oil palm, investigations of the role of mitochondria in yield/abnormalities, developing specialist palm species (e.g. Bactris and Elaeis oleifera), tissue culture process enhancement, improved tissue culture protocols using liquid cultures, and priority traits like high oil yield, tolerance to Ganoderma, high bunch index, low height and long stalk.
  • MPOB has separate units for Bioinformatics, Genomics, Functional Biotechnology, and Proteomics/Metabolomics.

Rubber Tree

  • Rubber trees produce seeds twice a year, enabling micropropagation to maintain valuable plants and overcome seed propagation limitations.
  • Micropropagation facilitates faster breeding, disease-free plantlets generation from healthy tissue, improved food security, and cost-effective application. The Malaysian Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) manages rubber industry replanting funds and related aspects (1952 Ordinance).
  • Tissue culture and genetic transformation techniques are being used for genetic improvements in rubber trees. This includes inserting genes of interest into in vitro tissues (e.g. anther callus) and facilitating regeneration of complete plants. Aim is toward commercial value protein production in latex.
  • The objectives include production of high quality palm ramets, improving fresh fruit bunches (FFB) yield, and improving oil extraction rates (OER).

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