Russia: Look into tomorrow as innovative technologies and solutions will be used more actively

When the autumn field work is completed, farmers have time to take stock of the season and think about the coming season. It is likely that in the new agricultural season, innovative technologies and solutions will be used more actively. The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences is working to create potatoes for nutrition in space. In an article published in the journal Nature Communications, Chinese researchers presented their research. Yongming Liu and his colleagues believe that the creation of a "space potato" can be done through genetic engineering. Scientists have developed a special technology - Whole-Body Edible and Elite Plant (WBEEP) for growing crops right in space. Chinese researchers propose to grow potatoes in space, having previously modified them. First of all, it is proposed to make potato tops edible by suppressing genes responsible for the accumulation of solanine. As part of the study, it is also planned to make potatoes a more nutritious and fortified crop ...