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The company worked with farmers to grow approximately 6,000 acres of the potato to be sold in 2017. By comparison, there were over 955,000 acres of potatoes planted in the U.S. in 2015. Why would farmers choose to grow genetically modified potatoes?
March 20, 2017. The US federal government has given the final OK to three more types of potatoes genetically engineered by Boise’s J.R. Simplot Co. to resist Phytophthora - the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine. They are safe for the environment and safe to eat, officials announced.
Jan 6, 2022 · Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important crop worldwide and a staple food for many people worldwide. Genetically, it poses many challenges for traditional breeding due to its autotetraploid nature and its tendency toward inbreeding depression. Breeding programs have focused on productivity, nutritional quality, and disease ...
- 10.1080/21645698.2021.1993688
- 2021
- GM Crops Food. 2021; 12(1): 479-496.
Janet Renee, MS, RD. GM potatoes look like conventionally grown ones. Image Credit: Medioimages/Photodisc/Photodisc/Getty Images. Genetically modified potatoes are on the way to market as of 2015. The U.S. government has deemed GM foods safe, but not all scientists agree.
- Janet Renee
Jan 13, 2015 · They are not on sale yet because Simplot is waiting for a green light from the FDA, which is reviewing scientific data — mostly provided by the company — on how genetic modification has ...
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Feb 28, 2017 · February 28, 2017 at 9:51 p.m. By Keith Ridler, The Associated Press. BOISE, Idaho — Three types of potatoes genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine...
About 2017 Ford F-150. 7.8. of 10. It’s been two years since Ford took the Raptor away from us, and the off-road world has waited in dusty anticipation for the last 104 weeks. Well, it’s finally time to bless your shocks and skid plates, because the Raptor has returned for 2017 with a new platform and a 450-hp, twin-turbo V6 delivering 510 ...
