Applications of New Breeding Technologies for Potato Improvement

Frontiers in Plant Science
Amir HameedShahid Mansoor

Abstract

The first decade of genetic engineering primarily focused on quantitative crop improvement. With the advances in technology, the focus of agricultural biotechnology has shifted toward both quantitative and qualitative crop improvement, to deal with the challenges of food security and nutrition. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a solanaceous food crop having potential to feed the populating world. It can provide more carbohydrates, proteins, minerals, and vitamins per unit area of land as compared to other potential food crops, and is the major staple food in many developing countries. These aspects have driven the scientific attention to engineer potato for nutrition improvement, keeping the yield unaffected. Several studies have shown the improved nutritional value of potato tubers, for example by enhancing Amaranth Albumin-1 seed protein content, vitamin C content, β-carotene level, triacylglycerol, tuber methionine content, and amylose content, etc. Removal of anti-nutritional compounds like steroidal glycoalkaloids, acrylamide and food toxins is another research priority for scientists and breeders to improve potato tuber quality. Trait improvement using genetic engineering mostly involved the generation of transgenic produ...Continue Reading

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Apr 6, 2020·Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture·Rawaa AkrimiMahmoud Mhamdi
Apr 17, 2020·International Journal of Molecular Sciences·Ali Anwar, Ju-Kon Kim
May 19, 2019·Plant Cell Reports·Florian VeilletJean-Eric Chauvin
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Aug 10, 2021·Frontiers in Microbiology·Victoria MoraKranthi K Mandadi
Jan 8, 2022·GM Crops & Food·María Del Mar Martínez-PradaJuan J Gutiérrez-González

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