A plant biotechnologist is a scientist who uses biology and technology to study and manipulate plants. They focus on developing and applying techniques to improve plant growth, resistance to pests and diseases, and enhance their nutritional value.
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This sits rather oddly with Smith's portrayal of plant biotechnologists as being ignorant of new concepts about how complex regulatory circuits operate in plants. (academicsreview.org)
Plant biotechnologist Dr Paul Hills and botanist Dr Gary Stafford have already collected leaf samples and seed from the existing paintbrush lily population in the Duthie Reserve, as well as from seven individuals from a now extinct population from Newton Commanage, Wellington, currently under the care of the Botanical Garden. (sciencedaily.com)
A Chiquita against cholera may be a ways off, says plant biotechnologist Peggy Lemoux of the University of California, Berkeley, but «this is an important landmark.» (sciencemag.org)