Nigeria: Genetically modified potatoes yielded three times more

게시됨 2023년 11월 27일

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A genetically modified potato project in Nigeria has completed its first year of trials and has shown promising results. The GM potato had three times the yield of conventional varieties without the need for fungicides. The research is part of a five-year project focused on commercializing blight-resistant potato varieties in several countries.

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An ongoing genetically modified (GM) potato project in Nigeria has completed its first year of multi-site trials in three locations. The GM potato had three times the yield of the best conventional variety without the use of fungicides. This is reported by Potato.pro. The research is part of the Feed the Future Global Biotechnology Potato Partnership (GBPP), a five-year project coordinated by Michigan State University that focuses on commercializing blight-resistant potato varieties preferred by farmers in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya and Nigeria. GBPP Principal Investigator Dr. Charles Amadi said he was excited by the promising ...

출처: Agrotimes