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

    May 18, 2018 · A potato variety genetically engineered to resist potato blight can help reduce the use of chemical fungicides by up to 90 percent, according to a new study - drastically reducing the environmental impact of potato farming.

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  3. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › 160-years160 Years Later, Scientists Grow a GM Potato That Could Have ...

    160 Years Later, Scientists Grow a GM Potato That Could Have Prevented the Irish Potato Famine. Genetically modified potatoes resistant to potato blight were designed in Ireland

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

    May 26, 2020 · To help demonstrate the power of biotechnology, consider the following analogy: Imagine you have two decks of cards, one red and one blue, and each deck contains all the genes of a potato. The...

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

    Jan 10, 2022 · Genetically engineered (GE) potato plants, obtained by classical genetic transformation strategies or genome editing tools, with increased resistance to insects, bacteria, fungi, viruses, herbicides, abiotic factors, and/or improved nutritional and post-harvest quality were developed.

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

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

    Feb 17, 2014 · By Matt McGrath. Environment correspondent, BBC News. British scientists have developed genetically modified potatoes that are resistant to the vegetable's biggest threat - blight. A...

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  8. 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.

  9. grist.org › food › gmo-potatoes-is-the-biodiversityGMO potatoes: Is the biodiversity shortcut worth it? | Grist

    Aug 1, 2012 · According to a BBC report, the new GMO potato has been engineered to withstand blight, a dangerous potato disease that “can rapidly turn the vegetable into an inedible mush.” Through genetic...

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