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  1. geneticliteracyproject.org › 2020/05/26 › biotechBiotech potatoes: A case study of how genetic engineering can ...

    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. www.sciencealert.com › genetically-modified-potatoGM Potato Can Help Cut Pesticide Use by Up to 90 Percent ...

    May 18, 2018 · Working together, scientists from Wageningen University & Research and Teagasc, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, have developed a two-pronged approach: a genetically modified potato, along with a new pest management strategy, that combine for healthy crops with minimal fungicide use.

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  4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › science-environment-26189722Genetically modified potatoes 'resist late blight' - BBC News

    Feb 17, 2014 · British scientists have developed genetically modified potatoes that are resistant to the vegetable's biggest threat - blight. A three-year trial has shown that these potatoes can thrive...

  5. allianceforscience.org › blog › 2018GMO crops have been increasing yield for 20 years, with more ...

    Feb 23, 2018 · February 23, 2018. Recently, Italian researchers published a review of studies concluding planting genetically modified (GM) maize (corn) over the past 20 years has increased the agricultural yield of this popular and important staple food. In this context, it is important to remember one of the most popular myths perpetuated about GM crops ...

  6. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesPotato improvement through genetic engineering - PMC

    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.

    • 10.1080/21645698.2021.1993688
    • 2021
    • GM Crops Food. 2021; 12(1): 479-496.

  7. geneticliteracyproject.org › 2019/12/05 › blightBlight-resistant GMO potatoes show promise in field trials

    Dec 5, 2019 · The field trials follow successful lab experiments to modify Maris Piper potatoes with late blight resistance genes from wild relatives of potato called Solanum americanum and Solanum venturii. To ...

  8. www.mtpr.org › arts-culture › 2019/07/14'The Food Guys' Talk GMO Potatoes - And Why Their Developer ...

    Jul 14, 2019 · The Food Guys, Jon Jackson and Greg Patent, discuss the 2018 book, Pandora's Potatoes: The Worst GMOs, by Caius Rommens, former director of biotech research and development at the potato processing and marketing company, J.R. Simplot.