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Aug 5, 2016 · Potato genetically engineered to resist blight that plagued Irish during Great Hunger. A genetically-modified potato that resists late blight has been given the go ahead by the Dept of Agriculture ...
A genetically modified potato that is completely resistant to this late blight is a potato that has had its genes modified using genetic engineering by inserting DNA into the genome of an organism.
Feb 28, 2020 · Fighting blight with GMO potatoes. A researcher holds late-blight-resistant potatoes and a conventional variety (smaller) from a field trial. Credit: International Potato Center. Dr. Eric Magembe ...
Phytophthora infestans is an oomycete that causes severe damage to potato, and is well known for its ability to evolve rapidly in order to overcome resistant potato varieties. An RNA silencing strategy was evaluated here to clarify if small interfering RNA homologous to selected genes in P. infestans could be targeted from the plant host to ...
Aug 10, 2017 · Some Island farmers are excited about a new genetically-modified potato that's designed to resist late blight, which could mean spraying less fungicide. The CFIA and Health Canada recently ...
Sep 30, 2021 · Late blight, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, is the most devastating disease in potato-producing regions of the world.Cultivation of resistant varieties is the most effective and environmentally friendly way to control potato late blight disease, and identification of germplasms with late blight resistance and clarification their genetic relationship would promote the ...
Nov 3, 2016 · The newly approved potatoes include both those prior features, and also add in resistance to late blight. Late blight, which is actually an infestation of fungus-like organisms, has been responsible for several massive destructions of potato crops, most notably the Irish Potato Famine of the mid-19th century.
