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Jan 13, 2019 · The five: genetically modified fruit. New varieties created through genetic editing and engineering promise to beat disease, and offer enticing new flavours. Bertille Duthoit....
Jul 17, 2021 · All genetically engineered fruit crops have been produced either by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation or direct DNA transfer. In each case, the efficiency of transformation is highly dependent on the species and even cultivar, requiring the development of bespoke optimized methods consisting of efficient gene delivery, selection, and ...
- Maria Lobato-Gómez, Seanna Hewitt, Teresa Capell, Paul Christou, Amit Dhingra, Patricia Sarai Girón-...
- 2021
Sep 20, 2018 · Next time you bite into a slice of watermelon or a cob of corn, consider this: these familiar fruits and veggies didn't always look and taste this way. Genetically modified foods, or GMOs, inspire strong reactions nowadays, but humans have been tweaking the genetics of our favourite produce for millennia.
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Apr 19, 2023 · “GMO” (genetically modified organism) has become the common term consumers and popular media use to describe foods that have been created through genetic engineering. Genetic engineering is a ...
Dec 19, 2012 · Some of the foods that are available in the market include cotton, soybean, canola, potatoes, eggplant, strawberries, corn, tomatoes, lettuce, cantaloupe, carrots etc. GM products which are currently in the pipeline include medicines and vaccines, foods and food ingredients, feeds and fibres.
- A. S. Bawa, K. R. Anilakumar
- 2013
Nov 30, 2021 · Citrus trees have complex reproductive biology. The apomixis present in citrus, which means that adventitious embryos initiate directly from maternal nucellar cells, limits the development of less vigorous zygotic embryos.
Dec 29, 2020 · Genetic engineering techniques offer opportunities for deliberate modulation and enhance the bio-functionality and bio-availability of horticultural crops, particularly fruit and vegetable which can aid in realising the goals of food and nutritional security for the burgeoning world population.
