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While not currently available for purchase, Simplot GMO potatoes have also received approval for other GM potato varieties. In addition to reducing browning and acrylamide, these potatoes are resistant to late blight, the disease responsible for the Irish potato famine.
There is no legislation requiring the labeling of GMO foods, and critics worry about potential contamination of the conventional food supply and the safety of increased herbicide use. If you'd prefer to avoid GM potatoes, it's crucial to know which varieties are headed to the market.
- Janet Renee
According to statements last October by John Keeling, executive vice president and CEO of the National Potato Council, 4 or 5 companies in the US are working on GM potato varieties, but none of these varieties are ready for commercial release, nor have gone through formal regulatory approval.
v. t. e. A genetically modified potato is a potato that has had its genes modified, using genetic engineering. Goals of modification include introducing pest resistance, tweaking the amounts of certain chemicals produced by the plant, and to prevent browning or bruising of the tubers. Varieties modified to produce large amounts of starches may ...
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 ...
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Oct 20, 2022 · Our over-arching aims were 1) to evaluate the resistance of 3R stacked GM lines to local complex late blight population under field conditions; and 2) investigate the impact of in-the-field-intervention and personal experience with GM potato on consumers’ attitudes, risk perception toward to gene technology in plant breeding and willingness ...
