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ABSTRACT. Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important crop worldwide and a staple food for many people worldwide. Genetically, it poses many challenges for traditional breeding due to its autotetraploid nature and its tendency toward inbreeding depression. Breeding programs have focused on productivity, nutritional quality, and ...
In a nonpartisan 2015 Pew Research Study, 88 percent of scientists of American Association for the Advancement of Science said that GMOs were generally safe. According to Genetic Literacy Project (an independent 501c3 funded by non-partisan foundations and charities), more than 2,000 global studies affirm the food and environmental safety of
The use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture dates back to the 1980s when the food industry sought new ways to increase the yield and durability of their crops. While GMO-based ...
Nov 6, 2013 · The first GMOs were created in the laboratory during the 1970s, but they weren't widely marketed until the introduction of Bt potatoes, corn and cotton in the mid-1990s. In these crops, genetic ...
Feb 28, 2020 · Farmers in Limuru, in Kenya’s Kiambu County, recently have been severely affected by late blight disease, resulting in extreme spraying. At least 2.7 million Kenyans — including at least ...
Mar 1, 2023 · 7. Rickard Öste. Rickard Öste, a Swedish scientist, and entrepreneur born on June 11th, 1948, is the creator of oat milk and the co-founder of Oatly, a Swedish food manufacturer of goods made from oat milk. Öste is the founder and largest shareholder of Ceba AB (1994), as well as its daughter firms OATLY AB and the research company Aventure AB.
Dec 15, 2019 · Corn. GMO corn is the king of GMO food with more than 33 genetically engineered varieties taking up 80%-90% of all corn farmland in the US. GMO corn derivatives are a staple in non-organic processed food ranging from the notoriously unhealthy HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) to Ascorbic Acid (synthetic Vitamin C), corn starch, and much more.
