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  1. May 26, 2020 · The 100-plus wild species relatives of potato provide a virtually endless source of traits that can be incorporated into elite varieties relatively easily and quickly. Read the original post X ...

  2. Feb 17, 2014 · By Matt McGrath. Environment correspondent, BBC News. British scientists have developed genetically modified potatoes that are resistant to the vegetable's biggest threat - blight. A...

  3. Feb 27, 2020 · February 27, 2020. Dr. Eric Magembe is committed to using the tools of genetic engineering to fight the devasating potato late blight disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Since the onset of his career, Magembe, a research scientist with the International Potato Center (CIP), has been curious to see how science can be translated into solutions.

  4. Jan 6, 2022 · Introduction. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important food for human consumption behind wheat and rice, and among the top horticultural crops. 1 Two thirds of the annual yield is marketed fresh, while the remainder is processed for snack and other industrial food products, including animal feed, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, wood, and textile commodities. 2,3 In 2019, 17.5 ...

    • 10.1080/21645698.2021.1993688
    • 2021
    • GM Crops Food. 2021; 12(1): 479-496.
  5. Jan 10, 2022 · It is interesting to discover if this GE potato with direct nutritional benefits will be well received by consumers. According to the international database, there are currently 51 events recorded on the potato list (ISAAA, 2021) and hundreds in the regulatory or pre-commercialization pipeline. The public concerns of consumers must be allayed ...

    • 10.3389/fpls.2021.768233
    • 2021
    • Front Plant Sci. 2021; 12: 768233.
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  7. Sep 28, 2023 · The potato was altered by Ohalo Genetics to change its sugar profile and contain less glucose and fructose. From a plant pest risk perspective, APHIS decided that this potato may be safely grown and bred in the U.S. “We reviewed the modified potato to determine whether it posed an increased plant pest risk as compared to cultivated potato.

  8. Oct 20, 2022 · Plant Material. The transgenic potatoes used in the experiment were obtained from the cultivar King Edward, the most common cultivar in Sweden. 38 King Edward plants stacked with three R-genes (RB and Rpi-blb2 from Solanum bulbocastanum, and Rpi-vnt1.1 from Solanum venturi) were produced using Agrobacterium tumefaciens following published procedures. 39 Three transformed lines were selected ...