The studies, which covered all areas of concern, have «not shown any new risks to human health or the environment, beyond the usual uncertainties of
conventional plant breeding.
«The main conclusion to be drawn from the efforts of more than 130 research projects, covering a period of more than 25 years of research, and involving more than 500 independent research groups, is that biotechnology, and in particular GMOs, are not per se more risky than e.g.
conventional plant breeding technologies.»
The main conclusion to be drawn from the efforts of more than 130 research projects, covering a period of more than 25 years of research, and involving more than 500 independent research groups, is that biotechnology, and in particular GMOs, are not per se more risky than...
conventional plant breeding technologies.
From Barro's perspective, it is unlikely that gene editing technologies will completely replace
conventional plant breeding methods.
Documentation of unexpected genetic changes that occur with
conventional plant breeding.
Conventional plant breeding and modern technology can increase the density of micronutrients in staple crops grown and consumed by smallholder farmers around the world.
Gould noted that as
conventional plant breeding has become a more high - technology practice, the line separating GE and non-GE crops has blurred.
Dr Charles Baxter from Syngenta said: «This discovery has relevance for the development of new tomato varieties via
conventional plant breeding and is a significant step forward in understanding processes involved in fruit development, allowing more refined control of this process in plant breeding.»
The results, published in the academic journal Nature Biotechnology, could pave the way for new varieties of better tasting tomatoes with improved postharvest life through
conventional plant breeding.
Using
conventional plant breeding, tomato wild species can be readily crossed with the cultivated tomato.
The research team used
conventional plant breeding techniques to develop the plants into a «High Oleic Hemp» line and higher oleic acid content was demonstrated in a Yorkshire field trial.
«The majority of nonscientists don't understand the process of
conventional plant breeding,» Dale explains, «so it is very hard for them to understand GM.»
A 2014 report to the UK Council for Science and Technology, for instance, concluded that «it is not appropriate to have a regulatory framework that is based on the premise that GM crops are more hazardous than crop varieties produced by
conventional plant breeding», citing two decades of extensive studies that have not revealed significant risks to human, animal or environmental health.
Kebari ™ barley was developed by CSIRO scientists using
conventional plant breeding methods and contains 10,000 times less gluten than regular barley.
Using
conventional plant breeding methods, our researchers have developed Kebari ® barley, a world - first barley grain that has 10,000 times less hordeins (the type of gluten found in barley) than regular barley.
Kebari barley was perfected over 13 years by scientists at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia by using
conventional plant breeding methods.
Not exact matches
Breeds that worked under a
conventional system won't necessarily stand up under organic management, which, without synthetic drugs and pesticides, needs
plants and animals to hold their own.
(b) any
plant, descended from the
plant referred to in paragraph (a), that is the result of
conventional breeding of that
plant with --
At Clif Bar, the company is tackling the yield gap by investing in
plant breeding, contributing to an agriculture fund that helps provide technical assistance to educate growers and investing in infrastructure that will help reduce the distance that organic producers must transport their crops from the farm gate to the aggregator or processor, which is a significantly longer distance than for most
conventional producers, Dillion said.
The intriguing thing to me about working in agricultural biotechnology at this moment is watching how a multitude of subdisciplines such as
plant physiology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, bioinformatics, and molecular and
conventional breeding are blending into one big continuum where the lines begin to blur.
By manipulating TaR1 protein levels in wheat, either by
conventional breeding or genetic modification in
plants grown in laboratory controlled environments, the researchers demonstrated that they could activate the
plant's defences earlier.
Those approaches should include modern
conventional plant -
breeding methods, sustainable and organic farming, and other sophisticated farming practices that do not require farmers to pay significant up - front costs.
Using
conventional breeding techniques, Borlaug's crucial breakthrough was crossing stubby - stalked dwarf wheat with high - yielding varieties, resulting in a
plant that was both extremely productive — when given ample fertilizer — and strong enough to hold up under the weight of large clusters of grain.
Understanding drought - responsive signaling and the molecular and biochemical mechanisms of drought tolerance in model
plants such as Arabidopsis and rice provide new insight into how to develop drought - tolerant crop
plants through
conventional breeding or biotechnological approaches.»
By identifying genes that boost artemisinin yield,
plants with a winning genotype can be recognised much earlier than with
conventional breeding, fast ‐ tracking the process.
Dr Ton added: «
Plant immunity that is controlled by a single resistance gene, on which most
conventional breeding programs are based, is comparably easy to overcome by a pathogen.
IRRI is now free to seek
plant breeders» rights, patents and all manner of IPRs on its
breeding lines and varieties, whether
conventional seeds, hybrids or GMOs.
Giving his suggestions, he stressed the need for developing varieties (idealistic
plants) from climate change perspective and introduction of new crops using
conventional as well as mutation
breeding through biotechnology and genetic engineering.
This is true whether
plant strains are developed by GM or
conventional breeding.