Insights on cisgenic plants with durable disease resistance under the European Green Deal

Sammanfattning

Significant shares of harvests are lost to pests and diseases, therefore, minimizing these losses could solve part of the supply constraints to feed the world. Cisgenesis is defined as the insertion of genetic material into a recipient organism from a donor that is sexually compatible. Here, we review (i) conventional plant breeding, (ii) cisgenesis, (iii) current pesticide-based disease management, (iv) potential economic implications of cultivating cisgenic crops with durable disease resistances, and (v) potential environmental implications of cultivating such crops; focusing mostly on potatoes, but also apples, with resistances to Phytophthora infestans and Venturia inaequalis, respectively. Adopting cisgenic varieties could provide benefits to farmers and to the environment through lower pesticide use, thus contributing to the European Green Deal target.

Publicerad i

Trends in Biotechnology
2023, Volym: 41, nummer: 8, sidor: 1027-1040 Utgivare: CELL PRESS

SLU författare

• Andreasson, Erik

  • Institutionen för växtskyddsbiologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Phuong, Nam Kieu

  • Institutionen för växtskyddsbiologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Associerade SLU-program

SLU Nätverk växtskydd


Globala målen

SDG2 Ingen hunger


UKÄ forskningsämne

Genetik och förädling
Växtbioteknologi


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.02.005

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/123812