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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.Citation 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.
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Sep 14, 2022 · Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) are one of the most important crops worldwide. However, its production and nutrient content are endangered by both biotic and abiotic stresses. The main yield losses are caused by pest damage (e.g., Colorado potato beetle and aphids), virus disease (e.g., Potato leafroll virus and Potato viruses Y and X), or oomycete pathogens (like Phytophthora infestans), which ...
Feb 28, 2017 · The three varieties are the Russet Burbank, Ranger Russet and Atlantic. They've previously been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. All three varieties "have the same taste and texture ...
Oct 20, 2022 · Plant Material. The transgenic potatoes used in the experiment were obtained from the cultivar King Edward, the most common cultivar in Sweden. 38 King Edward plants stacked with three R-genes (RB and Rpi-blb2 from Solanum bulbocastanum, and Rpi-vnt1.1 from Solanum venturi) were produced using Agrobacterium tumefaciens following published procedures. 39 Three transformed lines were selected ...
- 10.1080/21645698.2022.2133396
- 2022
- GM Crops Food. 2022; 13(1): 290-298.
Feb 17, 2014 · Environment correspondent, BBC News. British scientists have developed genetically modified potatoes that are resistant to the vegetable's biggest threat - blight. A three-year trial has shown ...
Sep 9, 2022 · These potatoes have been approved since 2005 and 2007, respectively, in Russia for direct use or processed in food. 42 During 2016, the Federation Council of the Russian Federation adopted a law that banned the usage of GMO for food production. This law includes new registration procedures for GMO and necessary permissions to work in this field.
