A review on potato genetic engineering researches yet
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Maghsoud Pazhouhandeh * , Ghazal Karvan , Atefeh-Sadat Razavi |
Biotechnology Dept. Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran , pazhouhandeh@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (6757 Views) |
Potato, Solanum tuberosom, an annual plant of the Solanaceae family is one of the important crop plants and food. This review is based on genetic engineering researches which has been conducted on this plant untill now. A variety the of transgenic potato plants which have been created to improve its agronomic characteristics, adaptation to the environment, resistance to abiotic stresses, resistance to fungal, bacterial and viral pathogens, resistance to pests, production of recombinant proteins and edible vaccines are described. |
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Keywords: Biotechnology, Genetic engineering, Potato, Solanum tuberosom, Transgenic |
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Type of Study: Review |
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Plant Received: 2017/02/26 | Accepted: 2017/07/10 | Published: 2017/09/10
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