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May 26, 2020 · Biotech potatoes: A case study of how genetic engineering can improve our food supply. Craig Richael, David Douches, Dennis Halterman | Spudman | May 26, 2020. To help demonstrate the power of ...
- Challenges, Action and Expectation
- Regulation of GE Crops
- Concerns and The Way Forward
The global population is estimated to reach 9.6 billion by 2050 — a more than five-fold rise since 1900. We need to increase our crop production by at least 60% to feed all the extra mouths. GE plants could hold the key to sustained productivity under testing conditions. Since 1996, when GE crops were first grown commercially, their global cultivat...
Biosafety concerns about GE crops are addressed by stringent national and international policies and dedicated regulatory bodies for research, evaluation and safe use across the world. In India, multiple agencies regulate GE crops. The first set of regulations related to agri-biotech products was enacted under the Environment Protection Act (EPA), ...
Despite demonstrating potential, GE crops have faced opposition in many countries across the globe. They have been perceived by a section of society to be detrimental to environment, human health and socioeconomic parity. However, scientific data to support these perceived fears need to be generated. On the other hand, successful cultivation of lar...
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Sep 21, 2010 · K. S. Jayaraman. The humble potato now has a high-protein avatar. Scientists at the National Institute for Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) in New Delhi are planning to seek regulatory approval for...
Sep 14, 2022 · BASF Plant Science developed two approved GM potatoes (Amflora and Starch Potato), but none of them are approved for cultivation and are no longer marketed. The inserted gene minimizes the amylose content by lowering the level of granule-bound starch synthase.
This study identified GM ingredients in food samples by testing them for the presence of three different foreign DNA elements, i.e. 35S promoter (sequence from cauliflower mosaic virus), FMV promoter (sequence from figwort mosaic virus) and NOS terminator (sequence from Agrobacterium tumiefaciens), 7.
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Jan 6, 2022 · Due to the significant damage caused by this pathogen, much research has been carried out to obtain resistant varieties. About 50 resistance genes (R genes) have been found against late blight through genome studies on wild potato-related species.
Jan 2, 2003 · Genetically modified potatoes will play a key part in an ambitious 15-year plan to combat malnutrition among India’s poorest children. Anti-poverty campaigners have greeted the “protato ...
