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- Fortunately, potato is amenable to propagation via tissue culture and it is relatively easy to introduce new traits using currently available biotech transformation techniques. For these reasons, potato is arguably the crop that can benefit most by modern biotechnology.
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Nov 19, 2015 · In this review we will discuss current and past efforts to develop biotech potato varieties, traits that could be impacted, and the potential effects that biotech potato could have on the industry.
The benefits of biotech potato, such as limited gene flow to conventionally grown crops and weedy relatives, the opportunity for signifi-cant productivity and nutritional quality gains, and reductions in production cost and environmental impact, have the poten-tial to influence the marketability of newly developed varie-ties.
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- Dennis Halterman, Joe Guenthner, Susan Collinge, Nathaniel Butler, David Douches
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Feb 1, 2016 · This analysis starts with a historical overview of potato biotechnology advancements, including disease eradication, widespread hybridization, ploidy manipulation, and cell culture applications, and goes through recent advancements and fresh ideas for transferring genes to potatoes.
Nov 19, 2015 · In this review we will discuss current and past efforts to develop biotech potato varieties, traits that could be impacted, and the potential effects that biotech potato could have on the...
Fortunately, potato is amenable to propagation via tissue culture and it is relatively easy to introduce new traits using currently available biotech transformation techniques. For these reasons, potato is arguably the crop that can benefit most by modern biotechnology.
In this review we will discuss current and past efforts to develop biotech potato varieties, traits that could be impacted, and the potential effects that biotech potato could have on the industry.
Biotech Potatoes in the 21st Century: 20 Years Since the First Biotech Potato. Dennis Halterman1 & Joe Guenthner2 & Susan Collinge3 & Nathaniel Butler4 & David Douches4 # The Author(s) 2015. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com