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Jan 6, 2022 · Genetic modification has been highly successful in potato with commercialization of improved varieties for quantitative traits, such as productivity, and qualitative traits, such as disease resistance and nutritional quality. 73 The strategies utilized include both trans-genesis and cis-genesis approaches, using either RNAi, or gene editing by ...
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Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important...
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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...
Dec 23, 2022 · Despite challenges related to potato genome structure and phenotype/genotype variation during plant regeneration after genome editing, CRISPR/Cas technology has great potential for effectively implementing potato modifications, given that the most successful genetically manipulated traits in potato have been achieved through gene silencing ...
- 10.1007/s00425-022-04054-3
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- Planta. 2023; 257(1): 25.
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.
Jan 6, 2024 · Nowadays, with the advent of high-throughput next-generation sequencing (NGS) techniques and with the availability of potato reference genomes, a large number of potential candidate genes have been identified for various traits. CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome editing can be employed to decipher their functionality and to improve various complex traits.
Jan 8, 2022 · To systematically assign functions to all predicted genes in its genome and their specific applications in potato improvement, different techniques have been developed over the years to generate mutants and analyze phenotypic variations among existing varieties.
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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.
