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RNA Interference (RNAi) for plants
As we are facing global population
development, strategies are required to improve
agricultural production in the battle against
hunger and poverty. Agricultural biotechnology
provides a powerful method in combination of
conventional breeding, new innovations and
enhanced management of resources which
improves the productivity of livestock,
aquaculture, and crops. After the finding of RNA
interference (RNAi), researchers have made
considerable growth in improving this
remarkable crop especially in defence
technology. RNA interference is a vital plant
growth, development and reaction regulator to
various types of stresses. This technology
leads to higher efficiency and potency of gene
silencing, thus becoming the highly promising
technology for crop improvements at a rapid
rate with some advantages. Nowadays, RNAi
has been widely used for the improvement in
agricultural biotechnology and seems to be
applicable and commercialized in other fields
too
Tissue paper from banana peels: a preliminary study
Banana was originally from Malaysia and it is a herbaceous plant of the genus of Musa and family of Musaceae. Banana is contributing 16% of the world’s total fruit productions [1]. The cultivation of the banana plant is mainly for its fruits. In some countries, banana fruit and its peel are considered to be the golden fruit of nature because they are providing healthy digestion and promote natural beauty to the body with essential nutrients. Moreover, banana fruit help in preventing anemia, stress, ulcers, and other minor illness. Banana is also considered to be a functional food source against cancer and heart disease and a good source of natural antioxidants for foods [2]. A large quantity of bananas is produced annually and its peel, which accounts for about 35% of the whole fruit weight, is mostly discarded as waste. Approximately 36 million tonnes of banana peel is generated every year and this is a potential material for further utilisation [3]