Safety of weevil resistant sweetpotato varieties
Genetically modified (GM) crops contain traits that have been introduced by the tools of modern biotechnology. Their novelty has prompted comprehensive assessment of their human and environmental safety. With conventional breeding, thousands of genes are shuffled and recombined to obtain a desired t...
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| description | Genetically modified (GM) crops contain traits that have been introduced by the tools of modern biotechnology. Their novelty has prompted comprehensive assessment of their human and environmental safety. With conventional breeding, thousands of genes are shuffled and recombined to obtain a desired trait. In comparison, modern biotechnology adds as little as one single gene to provide the desired trait to an existing well-performing variety. As a result, the level of genetic modification is only a tiny fraction of that produced through conventional breeding. However, a widespread lack of familiarity with biotechnology has led to consumer demands for sophisticated safety risk assessments. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1442452025-11-06T13:34:18Z Safety of weevil resistant sweetpotato varieties International Potato Center sweet potatoes Genetically modified (GM) crops contain traits that have been introduced by the tools of modern biotechnology. Their novelty has prompted comprehensive assessment of their human and environmental safety. With conventional breeding, thousands of genes are shuffled and recombined to obtain a desired trait. In comparison, modern biotechnology adds as little as one single gene to provide the desired trait to an existing well-performing variety. As a result, the level of genetic modification is only a tiny fraction of that produced through conventional breeding. However, a widespread lack of familiarity with biotechnology has led to consumer demands for sophisticated safety risk assessments. 2011-06 2024-06-03T21:09:23Z 2024-06-03T21:09:23Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144245 en Open Access application/pdf International Potato Center. 2011. Safety of weevil resistant sweetpotato varieties. Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa. CIP. 2 p. |
| spellingShingle | sweet potatoes International Potato Center Safety of weevil resistant sweetpotato varieties |
| title | Safety of weevil resistant sweetpotato varieties |
| title_full | Safety of weevil resistant sweetpotato varieties |
| title_fullStr | Safety of weevil resistant sweetpotato varieties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Safety of weevil resistant sweetpotato varieties |
| title_short | Safety of weevil resistant sweetpotato varieties |
| title_sort | safety of weevil resistant sweetpotato varieties |
| topic | sweet potatoes |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144245 |
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