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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 ...
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.
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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.
Sep 14, 2022 · Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) are one of the most important crops worldwide. However, its production and nutrient content are endangered by both biotic and abiotic stresses. The main yield losses are caused by pest damage (e.g., Colorado potato beetle and aphids), virus disease (e.g., Potato leafroll virus and Potato viruses Y and X), or oomycete pathogens (like Phytophthora infestans), which ...
Oct 20, 2022 · I would buy genetically modified potato if it were more healthy, and the price is the same as for other potatoes. 4.79 (2.11) 5.12 (2.03) I would buy genetically modified potato if it were 5 Swedish crowna cheaper per kilo than the other potatoes. 3.07 (2.32) 3.60 (2.52) I would buy genetically modified potato if it were also organic: 4.61(2.04 ...
- 10.1080/21645698.2022.2133396
- 2022
- GM Crops Food. 2022; 13(1): 290-298.
Jan 9, 2022 · These regulations take into consideration food, feed, and environmental safety risks. Some countries have a process-oriented regulation and have established that the regulations that apply to genetically modified organism should be also applied to genome editing developments (European Union, New Zealand) (Nadakuduti et al., 2018).
In 2014, a team of British scientists published a paper about three-year field trial showing that another genetically modified version of the Désirée cultivar can resist infection after exposure to late blight, one of the most serious diseases of potatoes.
