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  1. What GMO crops are in the United States? Only a few types of GMO crops are grown in the United States, but some of these GMOs make up a large percentage of the crop grown (e.g.,...

  2. Jan 6, 2022 · These problems can be addressed by genetic modification (GM) or gene editing (GE) and open a wide horizon for potato crop improvement. Current genetically modified and gene edited varieties include those with Colorado potato beetle and late blight resistance, reduction in acrylamide, and modified starch content.

    • 10.1080/21645698.2021.1993688
    • 2021
    • GM Crops Food. 2021; 12(1): 479-496.
  3. Sep 14, 2022 · GM potatoes occupied 2265 ha in United States and Canada during 2019. Up to date, 51 GM events in potatoes have been approved. All of these GM potatoes are prepared by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation. Most GMOs are connected with insect resistance (60%), disease resistance (38%) and modification of potato quality (34%).

  4. Dec 13, 2017 · GM Crops: An Imperfect Technology. Despite the above controversies being proven unfounded, GM crops are an “imperfect technology” with potential major health risks of toxicity, allergenicity and genetic hazards associated to them.

    • Ruchir Raman
    • 10.1080/21645698.2017.1413522
    • 2017
    • GM Crops Food. 2017; 8(4): 195-208.
  5. Jul 24, 2020 · This paper presents an assessment of some of the key environmental impacts associated with the global adoption of these GM traits. The environmental impact analysis focuses on: Changes in the amount of insecticides and herbicides applied to the GM crops relative to conventionally grown alternatives and;

    • Graham Brookes, Peter Barfoot
    • 10.1080/21645698.2020.1773198
    • 2015
    • GM Crops Food. 2020; 11(4): 215-241.
  6. Sep 1, 2013 · 13 min read. The Truth about Genetically Modified Food. Proponents of genetically modified crops say the technology is the only way to feed a warming, increasingly populous world. Critics...

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  8. Mar 12, 2024 · Between 1994 and July 2023, several genetically engineered crops and a few genetically engineered animals were developed and approved for food use in at least one county (ISAAA.org GM database). Now there are 386 events (trait and crop or animal species) of genetically engineered (GE or GMOs) approved for food use in at least one country.