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  1. Jan 6, 2022 · This review aims to highlight the current genetic engineering tools that are being employed in potato improvement, with special emphasis on varieties that have reached the market. It examines the traits that have been modified in potato, the methods used, and the final outcomes.

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      Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important...

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      Summary of the most outstanding genetically modified potato...

  2. Jan 10, 2022 · Genetically engineered (GE) potato plants, obtained by classical genetic transformation strategies or genome editing tools, with increased resistance to insects, bacteria, fungi, viruses, herbicides, abiotic factors, and/or improved nutritional and post-harvest quality were developed.

    • 10.3389/fpls.2021.768233
    • 2021
    • Front Plant Sci. 2021; 12: 768233.
  3. May 26, 2020 · … Together with new breeding technologies …. genetic modification remains a useful tool in the genetic improvement of potatoes. The 100-plus wild species relatives of potato provide a virtually...

  4. Dec 23, 2022 · In this review, we discuss successful gene editing using the CRISPR/Cas technology for the improvement of economically important potato traits such as nutritional quality, starch composition, herbicide tolerance, and biotic stress resistance.

    • 10.1007/s00425-022-04054-3
    • 2023
    • Planta. 2023; 257(1): 25.
  5. Aug 7, 2013 · The recent determination of the potato genome sequence has presented new opportunities for genomewide assays to provide tools for gene discovery and enabling the development of robustly unique marker haplotypes spanning QTL regions.

    • Philippa J. Barrell, Sathiyamoorthy Meiyalaghan, Jeanne M.E. Jacobs, Jeanne M.E. Jacobs, Anthony J. ...
    • 2013
  6. Sep 14, 2022 · In this review, we focus on the main sources of problems in the field of potato production according to approved genetic modifications, their traditional solution and positive impact of gene transfection reducing economic losses, use of insecticides, and improving the nutritional properties of potatoes.

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  8. Mar 19, 2024 · Genetic approaches to biofortification involve the identification and use of natural variations in potato germplasm to develop varieties with elevated levels of essential nutrients. This includes targeting key micronutrients, such as iron, zinc, and vitamins, through traditional breeding methods.