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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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GM Crops Food. 2021; 12(1): 479–496. Published online 2022...
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Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important...
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Nov 1, 2022 · Africa, a developing continent facing malnutrition, food crises and inadequate food production technologies has been slow to accept GM crops. The hesitancy to accept GM crops emanates from unfavourable policies shaped by public opinion, despite its potential for achieving the zero-hunger agenda.
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Apr 23, 2024 · Possible solutions for factors affecting the acceptability of genetically modified (GM) crops in Africa. Graphic representation of the factors for countering the rejection of GM crops in the majority of countries in Africa.
Jul 20, 2020 · In countries like South Africa, China, India, Colombia, Brazil, cultivation of GMOs has helped farmers grow more food and feed using fewer resources and reduced cost of pest and weed control.
- Norman Muzhinji, Victor Ntuli
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Sep 2, 2021 · In the African continent, Sudan and South Africa are leading in genetically engineered crops. ISAAA indicated that South Africa has led in the process of adopting, supporting and commercializing these crops in Africa with maize, cotton, and soybean dominating as the common crops under biotechnology. Genetically modified drought-tolerant (DT ...
- Annabel Banda, Olga Mapanje, Joseph P. Musara, Rangarirai Mapuranga, Dumisa Dlamini, Abigarl Ndudzo,...
- 2021
Jan 18, 2004 · 2,4-D. “GMOs are yet another technology that furthers the industrialisation of agriculture, making farmers and consumers dependent on a limited and expensive range of corporate products.” Many GM crops now have both Bt and herbicide tolerant genes – these are called “stacked” genes.
Nov 17, 2022 · Genetically modified crops, comprising both food and non-food with novel traits, have been developed and released for commercial crop cultivation. Soybean, maize, canola, and cotton are the most important crops grown commercially across the globe for pest resistance and herbicide tolerance.
