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  1. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesPotato improvement through genetic engineering - PMC

    Jan 6, 2022 · This review aims to highlight the current genetic engineering tools that are being employed in potato improvement, with special emphasis on varieties that have reached the market. It examines the traits that have been modified in potato, the methods used, and the final outcomes.

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      Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important...

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      Summary of the most outstanding genetically modified potato...

  2. www.sciencealert.com › genetically-modified-potatoGM Potato Can Help Cut Pesticide Use by Up to 90 Percent ...

    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.

  3. pubs.acs.org › doi › 10Approved Genetically Modified Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum ...

    Sep 14, 2022 · In 2018, potato production reached 4% of the total world food production. In comparison to other crops, potatoes are less demanding to grow and can also be grown at higher altitudes. Moreover, they need less input than other vegetables. In 2019, more than 17 million hectares of potatoes were harvested worldwide.

  4. geneticliteracyproject.org › 2020/05/26 › biotechBiotech potatoes: A case study of how genetic engineering can ...

    May 26, 2020 · Biotech potatoes: A case study of how genetic engineering can improve our food supply ... GMO v organic debate is over; Scientist behind gene-edited twins back in the lab ... The organic food ...

  5. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesState of the Art of Genetic Engineering in Potato: From the ...

    Jan 10, 2022 · In addition, potato is largely used in industry to make processed food products, alcohol, animal feed, and for bioenergy production substrates like biofuel (Ahmed et al., 2018). Moreover, given the physicochemical properties of refined starch it is used as a thickening and stabilizing agent in food, and as a raw material in paper, textile ...

    • 10.3389/fpls.2021.768233
    • 2021
    • Front Plant Sci. 2021; 12: 768233.

  6. www.bbc.co.uk › news › science-environment-26189722Genetically modified potatoes 'resist late blight' - BBC News

    Feb 17, 2014 · British scientists have developed genetically modified potatoes that are resistant to the vegetable's biggest threat - blight. A three-year trial has shown that these potatoes can thrive...

  7. allianceforscience.org › blog › 2020Fighting blight with GMO potatoes - Alliance for Science

    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.