PAPER II: KUF 472- BIOTECHNOLOGY-

Introduction, scope and applications, Environmentally sound biotechnology, Genetic engineering and crop improvement, biotechnology of nitrogen fixation, bio-fertilizers and crop production, Biological control of insect-pest diseases, aquaculture, sericulture and vermiculture, Hybridomas and its application, fermentation technology, single cell protein and mushroom technology, Biotransformation and bioleaching, bioenergy and fuels, biodegradation and biodeterioration, new perspectives and problems in biotechnology and bio-information.