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Landrace and GM maize cultivars' selection choices among rural farming households in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2023-12-31 Peter Mukarumbwa,Amon Taruvinga
Maize plays a significant role among rural farming households in South Africa. The study therefore estimated the drivers of maize cultivars' selection choices among rural farming households focusing on the commonly grown cultivars from the study area (Landrace and genetically modifies [GM] maize). A cross-sectional survey of 650 respondents randomly selected from Port St Johns and King Sabata Dalindyebo
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Empirical analysis on the impact of trust in government, purposes of GM crops, and farmers’ expectations on the delayed commercialization of GM crops in China———Based on Xinjiang and Guangdong survey samples GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Yu Pang
ABSTRACT GM crops, as a widely researched and applied biotechnology, hold significant strategic and practical implications for promoting the commercialization of GM crops in China, driving agricultural industry upgrading, and fostering economic and social development. However, despite their potential benefits, the commercialization of GM crops in China has been consistently delayed. Therefore, this
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The legal aspect of the current use of genetically modified organisms in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Gideon Sadikiel Mmbando
ABSTRACT Many African nations place a high priority on enhancing food security and nutrition. However, unfavorable environmental conditions interfere with the achievement of food security in Africa. The production of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) presents intriguing possibilities for improving food security on the continent. In Africa, countries in the same regions have different GMO usage
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Genetically modified DP915635 maize is agronomically and compositionally comparable to non-genetically modified maize GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2023-05-04 Jennifer A. Anderson, James Mickelson, Brandon J. Fast, Nathan Smith, Robert C. Pauli, Carl Walker
ABSTRACT DP915635 maize was genetically modified (GM) to express the IPD079Ea protein for corn rootworm (Diabrotica spp.) control. DP915635 maize also expresses the phosphinothricin acetyltransferase (PAT) protein for tolerance to glufosinate herbicide and the phosphomannose isomerase (PMI) protein that was used as a selectable marker. A field study was conducted at ten sites in the United States and
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Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on consumers’ perceptions of genetically modified food GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2023-04-23 Qian Ding, Fangbin Qiao, Jikun Huang
ABSTRACT The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has generated significant economic loss and an unprecedented challenge to people’s livelihoods. Using household data collected in November 2020, this study shows that the COVID-19 outbreak has significantly affected consumers’ perceptions and consumption of genetically modified (GM) food in China. Their perceptions and purchase intentions have
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DNA-free genome editing for ZmPLA1 gene via targeting immature embryos in tropical maize GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2023-04-05 Sagar Krushnaji Rangari, Manjot Kaur Sudha, Harjot Kaur, Nidhi Uppal, Gagandeep Singh, Yogesh Vikal, Priti Sharma
ABSTRACT Doubled haploid (DH) production accelerates the development of homozygous lines in a single generation. In maize, haploids are widely produced by the use of haploid inducer Stock 6, earlier reported in 1959. Three independent studies reported haploid induction in maize which is triggered due to a 4 bp frame-shift mutation in matrilineal (ZmPLA1) gene. The present study was focused on the generation
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Biosafety regulatory frameworks in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Sweden and their potential impact on international R&D collaborations GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2023-03-28 Isaac Ongu, Priscilla Olayide, Erik Alexandersson, Barbara Mugwanya Zawedde, Dennis Eriksson
ABSTRACT Gene technologies, such as transgenesis and new breeding techniques (NBTs), expand the toolbox for plant breeding. Many countries in Africa, however, have long been seen as “slow adopters” of gene technologies for several reasons, one being the lack of, or overly restrictive, biosafety regulatory frameworks. This is sometimes attributed to the influence of the precautionary-oriented EU biosafety
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Analyzing public sentiment toward GMOs via social media between 2019-2021 GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Manreet Sohi, Maurice Pitesky, Joseph Gendreau
ABSTRACT Genetically modified organisms or GMOs offer significant advantages in food production, including increased yield, decreased pesticide usage, and better disease resistance. However, adoption and public sentiment toward GMOs is highly variable. Without positive sentiment toward GMOs, consumption of GMO-based foods may not have an adequate market for further investment. In order to better understand
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Stable In-Planta Transformation System For Egyptian Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) cv. Sohag 1 GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2023-01-12 Esraa A. A. Sultan, Mohamed S. Tawfik
ABSTRACT Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is an important oil crop and one of the oldest-known oil crops to humankind. Sesame has excellent nutritional and therapeutic properties; it is rich in important fatty acids, protein, fiber, and vital minerals. Oil percentage varies among different genotypes but generally accounts for more than 50% of the seed’s dry weight. To meet the increasing demand for vegetable
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Integrating genomics and genome editing for orphan crop improvement: a bridge between orphan crops and modern agriculture system GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2023-01-06 Huwaida Yaqoob, Arooj Tariq, Basharat Ahmad Bhat, Kaisar Ahmad Bhat, Iqra Bashir Nehvi, Ali Raza, Ivica Djalovic, PV Vara Prasad, Rakeeb Ahmad Mir
ABSTRACT Domestication of orphan crops could be explored by editing their genomes. Genome editing has a lot of promise for enhancing agricultural output, and there is a lot of interest in furthering breeding in orphan crops, which are sometimes plagued with unwanted traits that resemble wild cousins. Consequently, applying model crop knowledge to orphan crops allows for the rapid generation of targeted
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Challenges and prospects in using biotechnological interventions in O. glaberrima, an African cultivated rice GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Gideon Sadikiel Mmbando
ABSTRACT Africa has the world’s fastest rate of population expansion, making it vulnerable to food shortages. Africa cultivates two types of rice (Asian rice; Oryza sativa and African rice; Oryza glaberrima). Native African rice called O. glaberrima has some intriguing characteristics, including resistance to several biotic and abiotic regional restrictions in Africa. However, O. glaberrima is solely
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Amenability of an Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated shoot apical meristem-targeted in planta transformation strategy in Mango (Mangifera indica L.) GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-11-24 Kuldeep Pandey, Kesiraju Karthik, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Vinod, Rohini Sreevathsa, Manish Srivastav
ABSTRACT Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is one of the most popular tropical fruits in the world owing to its rich taste, flavor, color, production volume and diverse end usage. Conventional mango breeding practices are unable to withstand the demand for improved varieties as it is time consuming and requires heavy investment. However, problems associated with traditional plant breeding can be curtailed
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Exploring the Inhibitory Effect of RASFF on China-EU Trade of Rice-Based Products GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-11-24 Qi Zhang, Ye Shen, Zhiwei Jiang, Xiaona Cheng, Yue Jin, Chengyu Shi
ABSTRACT Rice-based products exported from China to Europe have repeatedly encountered technical trade barriers. Using panel data from 24 states of the European Union during 2001–2017, this study builds a theoretical model to investigate the impact of implementation, intensity and structure of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) on China-EU rice-based product trade. The study found that
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Farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards the adoption of hybrid rice production in Bangladesh: an PLS-SEM approach GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-11-22 Paresh Kumar Sarma, Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Ismat Ara Begum
ABSTRACT Although the government policy supports the adoption of hybrid rice in Bangladesh but there is no significant progress has been made over the last decades. The study aimed to determine farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) of hybrid rice adoption, and the causal relationship between them in Bangladesh. Using a stratified random sampling technique, 244 cross-sectional surveys
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Managers’ attitudes toward gene-editing technology and companies’ R&D investment in gene-editing: the case of Chinese seed companies GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-11-16 Yuwei Kang, Haiyan Deng, Carl Pray, Ruifa Hu
ABSTRACT The Chinese government has issued a series of new policies to make it easier to industrialize gene-edited crops. However, whether technological advantages will eventually translate into industrial advantages and whether farmers will soon have access to gene-edited varieties partly depends on seed companies’ willingness to produce and sell gene-edited varieties to farmers and to invest in developing
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Misinformation in the media: global coverage of GMOs 2019-2021 GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-11-17 Mark Lynas, Jordan Adams, Joan Conrow
ABSTRACT Misinformation is a serious problem in scientific debates ranging from climate change to vaccines to nuclear power. In this study we quantitatively assess the phenomenon of misinformation – defined as information which is at variance with widely-accepted scientific consensus – on genetically modified crops and food (“GMOs”) in the mainstream and online news media over a two-year period. We
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Influence of Genetically Modified Soybean Expressing Epidermal Growth Factor on Arthropod Biodiversity GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-11-11 Md Ruhul Amin, Sung‐Dug Oh, Mansura Afrose, Soo-Yun Park, Doh-Won Yun, Tae-Hun Ryu, Seong-Kon Lee, Kihun Ha, Eunji Bae, Sera Kang, Chang-Gi Kim, Chang Uk Eun, Young-Kun Kim, Minwook Kim, Dongmin Kim, Donguk Kim, Sang Jae Suh
ABSTRACT The field study was undertaken to examine the potential for adverse effects of transgenic soybean expressing bioactive human epidermal growth factor (with tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate, PPT) on the abundance and diversity of plant‐dwelling arthropods by comparing with those of a non‐GM parental cultivar, Gwangan soybean. Field surveys of soybean fields were carried out over two consecutive
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Genetically modified (GM) late blight-resistant potato and consumer attitudes before and after a field visit GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Jéssica Bubolz, Patrycja Sleboda, Anna Lehrman, Sven-Ove Hansson, Carl Johan Lagerkvist, Björn Andersson, Marit Lenman, Svante Resjö, Marc Ghislain, Muhammad Awais Zahid, Nam Phuong Kieu, Erik Andreasson
ABSTRACT Late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans, is the most devastating disease in potato production. Here, we show full late blight resistance in a location with a genetically diverse pathogen population with the use of GM potato stacked with three resistance (R) genes over three seasons. In addition, using this field trials, we demonstrate that in-the-field intervention among consumers led
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Genetically Modified (GM) Crop Use 1996–2020: Environmental Impacts Associated with Pesticide Use CHANGE GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-10-13 Graham Brookes
ABSTRACT This paper assesses the environmental impacts associated with changes in pesticide use with GM crops at a global level. The main technologies impacting on pesticide use have been crops modified to be tolerant to specific herbicides so as to facilitate improved weed control and crops resistant to a range of crop insect pests that otherwise damage crops or typically require the application of
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Genetically Modified (GM) Crop Use 1996–2020: Impacts on Carbon Emissions GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-10-11 Graham Brookes
ABSTRACT This paper assesses how the use of genetically modified seed (GM) crop seed technology has impacted on greenhouse gas emissions at a global level. The main technologies of relevance are crops modified to be tolerant to specific herbicides so as to facilitate improved weed control and crops resistant to a range of crop insect pests that otherwise damage crops or typically require the application
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Multiplex CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing to address drought tolerance in wheat GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-10-06 Naglaa A. Abdallah, Hany Elsharawy, Hamiss A. Abulela, Roger Thilmony, Abdelhadi A. Abdelhadi, Nagwa I. Elarabi
ABSTRACT Genome editing tools have rapidly been adopted by plant scientists for crop improvement. Genome editing using a multiplex sgRNA-CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system is a useful technique for crop improvement in monocot species. In this study, we utilized precise gene editing techniques to generate wheat 3’(2’), 5’-bisphosphate nucleotidase (TaSal1) mutants using a multiplex sgRNA-CRISPR/Cas9
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Public perception of plant gene technologies worldwide in the light of food security GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-08-22 Woźniak-Gientka Ewa, Tyczewska Agata, Perisic Milica, Beniermann Anna, Eriksson Dennis, Vangheluwe Nick, Gheysen Godelieve, Cetiner Selim, Abiri Naghmeh, Twardowski Tomasz
ABSTRACT Achieving global food security is becoming increasingly challenging and many stakeholders around the world are searching for new ways to reach this demanding goal. Here we demonstrate examples of genetically modified and genome edited plants introduced to the market in different world regions. Transgenic crops are regulated based on the characteristics of the product in many countries including
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Farm income and production impacts from the use of genetically modified (GM) crop technology 1996-2020 GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-08-19 Graham Brookes
ABSTRACT This paper updates previous estimates for the global value of using genetically modified (GM) crop technology in agriculture at the farm level. It examined impacts on yields, important variable costs of production, including the cost of the technology, direct farm (gross) income, and impacts on the production base of the main crops where the technology is used (soybeans, corn, cotton, and
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Melatonin-mediated temperature stress tolerance in plants GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-08-19 Ali Raza, Sidra Charagh, Pedro García-Caparrós, Md Atikur Rahman, Vincent H. Ogwugwa, Faisal Saeed, Wanmei Jin
ABSTRACT Global climate changes cause extreme temperatures and a significant reduction in crop production, leading to food insecurity worldwide. Temperature extremes (including both heat and cold stresses) is one of the most limiting factors in plant growth and development and severely affect plant physiology, biochemical, and molecular processes. Biostimulants like melatonin (MET) have a multifunctional
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Individual and combined effects of land use and weeds on Cry1Ab/c protein expression and yield of transgenic cry1Ab/c rice GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-08-10 Jianmei Fu, Biao Liu
ABSTRACT Considering the anticipated commercial exploitation of insect-resistant transgenic rice and that the planting area of cultivated rice overlaps with wild rice, simulating an escape of transgenic rice from farmlands and exploring its fitness after entering semi-natural or natural ecosystems through uncontrolled seed dispersal or gene flow are critical to understand the resulting potential long-term
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Strategic science translation in emerging science: genetically modified crops and Bisphenol A in two cases of contested animal toxicity studies GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-08-09 Monica Racovita, Armin Spök
ABSTRACT When controversies develop around scientific facts or technologies, the potential of science to become a tool in plays of interests and power between different actors is not well recognized. Cordner’s concept of Strategic Science Translation (SST) shows that such actions are enabled by the uncertainty and the complexity of the scientific processes that allow the use of science in support of
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Improvement of cold tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.) using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of ZmSAMDC gene GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-07-12 Peng Jiao, Shiyou Jin, Nannan Chen, Chunlai Wang, Siyan Liu, Jing Qu, Shuyan Guan, Yiyong Ma
ABSTRACT Maize (Zea mays L.) is a food crop sensitive to low temperatures. As one of the abiotic stress hazards, low temperatures seriously affect the yield of maize. However, the genetic basis of low-temperature adaptation in maize is still poorly understood. In this study, maize S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC) was localized to the nucleus. We used Agrobacterium-mediated transformation
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Slow alignment of GMO allergenicity regulations with science on protein digestibility GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-06-28 Rod A. Herman, John X. Q. Zhang, Jason M. Roper
ABSTRACT The current science on food allergy supports the dual allergen exposure hypothesis where sensitization to allergenic proteins is favored by dermal and inhalation exposure, and tolerization against allergy is favored by exposure in the gut. This hypothesis is bolstered by the epidemiological evidence showing that regions where children are exposed early in life to allergenic foods have lower
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Comprehensive COMPARE database reduces allergenic risk of novel food proteins GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-06-08 Rod A. Herman, Ping Song
ABSTRACT The comprehensiveness of the allergen database used to bioinformatically compare a novel food protein with known allergens is critical to the ability to assess the allergenic risk of newly expressed proteins in genetically engineered crops. The strength of the relationship between a candidate GE protein’s amino acid sequence and that of known allergens is used to predict cross-reactive risk
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Drought tolerant wheat IND-ØØ412-7 is nutritionally equivalent to its Non-Transgenic Comparator GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-06-03 Patricia V. Miranda, Bernardo F. Iglesias, María V. Charriere, Moisés Burachik
ABSTRACT Expression of the HAHB4 sunflower transcription factor confers drought tolerance to wheat event IND-ØØ412-7 (HB4® wheat). After confirming the compositional equivalence of event IND-ØØ412-7 with conventional wheat, its nutritional similarity to its non-genetically modified (GM) counterpart was analyzed by performing a 42-day broiler feeding study. Isoenergetic diets containing 40% flour from
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Broad-spectrum resistance against multiple PVY-strains by CRSIPR/Cas13 system in Solanum tuberosum crop GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-06-02 Azka Noureen, Muhammad Zuhaib Khan, Imran Amin, Tayyaba Zainab, Nasim Ahmad, Sibtain Haider, Shahid Mansoor
ABSTRACT Potato virus Y (PVY) is a deadly environmental constraint that damages productivity of potato (Solanum tuberosum) around the globe. One of the major challenges is to develop resistance against PVY. Emerging clustered regularly short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/Cas systems have the potential to develop resistance against PVY. In the current research, CRISPR-Cas13 has been exploited to target
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Biotechnology in China – regulation, investment, and delayed commercialization GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Zhihua Xiao, William A. Kerr
ABSTRACT China has been investing heavily in biotechnology to increase agricultural productivity. While a number of Chinese developed GM crops have cleared the required scientific hurdles – some more than a decade ago – commercialization has not been approved. The regulatory regime for GMOs in China is relatively less well understood than that of the US or the EU. This paper provides a systematic overview
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Genetically modified foods: bibliometric analysis on consumer perception and preference GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-04-11 Sendhil R, Joan Nyika, Sheel Yadav, Joby Mackolil, Rama Prashat G, Endashaw Workie, Raja Ragupathy, P. Ramasundaram
ABSTRACT In this study, we present the bibliometric trends emerging from research outputs on consumer perception and preference for genetically modified (GM) foods and policy prescriptions for enabling the consumption using VOSviewer visualization software. Consumers’ positive response is largely influenced by the decision of the governments to ban or approve the GM crops cultivation. Similarly, the
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Modeling antecedent factors involved in behavioral intention towards technology application of genetically modified crops GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-04-05 Yahya Safi Sis, Amirreza Rezaei, Hamid Karimi, Pouria Ataei
ABSTRACT This research aimed to study behavioral intention toward genetically modified crop (GMC) technology. The statistical population was composed of all staff experts of Jihad-e Agriculture Organization of Iran (N = 837). The sample size was 310 agricultural experts taken by simple randomization. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. Data were analyzed by structural equations modeling.
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The state of the ‘GMO’ debate - toward an increasingly favorable and less polarized media conversation on ag-biotech? GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-03-23 Sarah Evanega, Joan Conrow, Jordan Adams, Mark Lynas
ABSTRACT Although nearly three decades have passed since genetically modified crops (so-called ‘GMOs’) were widely commercialized, vociferous debate remains about the use of biotechnology in agriculture, despite a worldwide scientific consensus on their safety and utility. This study analyzes the volume and tenor of the GMO conversation as it played out on social and traditional media between 2018
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Economic surplus implications of Mexico’s decision to phaseout genetically modified maize imports GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-02-28 Diego Maximiliano Macall, William A. Kerr, Stuart J. Smyth
ABSTRACT The Mexican government has decided to ban imports of genetically modified (GM) maize, to rely on agroecology for maize production to satisfy domestic yellow maize requirements. No economic impact assessment of this policy decision was made public, and the implications of this decision for users of yellow maize and consumers are significant. This article measures the economic surplus generated
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Comparison of genetically modified insect-resistant maize and non-transgenic maize revealed changes in soil metabolomes but not in rhizosphere bacterial community GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-02-18 Yanjun Chen, Libo Pan, Mengyun Ren, Junsheng Li, Xiao Guan, Jun Tao
ABSTRACT The deliberate introduction of the beneficial gene in crop plants through transgenic technology can provide enormous agricultural and economic benefits. However, the impact of commercialization of these crops on the ecosystem particularly on belowground soil biodiversity is still uncertain. Here, we examined and compared the effects of a non-transgenic maize cultivar and an insect-resistant
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Genome editing techniques in plants: a comprehensive review and future prospects toward zero hunger GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-02-09 Naglaa A. Abdallah, Aladdin Hamwieh, Khaled Radwan, Nourhan Fouad, Channapatna Prakash
ABSTRACT Promoting sustainable agriculture and improving nutrition are the main united nation sustainable development goals by 2030. New technologies are required to achieve zero hunger, and genome editing technology is the most promising one. In the last decade, genome editing (GE) using the CRISPR/Cas system has attracted researchers as a safer and easy tool for genome editing in several living organisms
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Nutritional components and protein quality analysis of genetically modified phytase maize GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-02-01 Yichun Hu, Liqin Linghu, Min Li, Deqian Mao, Yu Zhang, Xiaoguang Yang, Lichen Yang
ABSTRACT The nutritional components and protein quality of genetically modified maize expressing phytase gene (GM) were analyzed and evaluated in this study. The nutritional components were analyzed by Chinese national standard methods. The ileostomy Bama miniature pigs were utilized to analyze the true digestibility of protein and amino acids. The digestible indispensable amino acid score (DIAAS)
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The moderating effect of information channel on the relationship between type of information search and knowledge of genetically modified organisms GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-01-30 Su-Jung Nam, Bumkyu Lee
ABSTRACT This study explores how the type of information search and information channel can influence the objective knowledge of consumers on genetically modified organisms. We divided the types of information search on genetically modified organisms into active and passive seekers, and then examined how their knowledge differed depending on preferred the information channel (i.e., government, portals
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Potato improvement through genetic engineering GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-01-06 María del Mar Martínez-Prada, Shaun J Curtin, Juan J Gutiérrez-González
ABSTRACT Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important crop worldwide and a staple food for many people worldwide. Genetically, it poses many challenges for traditional breeding due to its autotetraploid nature and its tendency toward inbreeding depression. Breeding programs have focused on productivity, nutritional quality, and disease resistance. Some of these traits exist in wild potato
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Transgenic rice Oryza glaberrima with higher CPD photolyase activity alleviates UVB-caused growth inhibition GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2021-12-22 Gideon Sadikiel Mmbando, Mika Teranishi, Jun Hidema
ABSTRACT The ultraviolet B (UVB) sensitivity of rice cultivated in Asia and Africa varies greatly, with African rice cultivars (Oryza glaberrima Steud. and O. barthii A. Chev.) being more sensitive to UVB because of their low cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD) photolyase activity, which is a CPD repair enzyme, relative to Asian rice cultivars (O. sativa L.). Hence, the production of UVB-resistant African
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Proteomics analysis reveals that foreign cp4-epsps gene regulates the levels of shikimate and branched pathways in genetically modified soybean line H06-698 GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-01-05 Longguo Jin, Daoping Wang, Yongying Mu, Yong Guo, Yangjie Lin, Lijuan Qiu, Yinghong Pan
ABSTRACT Although genetically modified (GM) glyphosate-resistant soybeans with cp4-epsps gene have been widely planted all over the world, their proteomic characteristics are not very clear. In this study, the soybean seeds of a GM soybean line H06-698 (H) with cp4-epsps gene and its non-transgenic counterpart Mengdou12 (M), which were collected from two experiment fields in two years and used as 4
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Environmental risk assessment of the DvSSJ1 dsRNA and the IPD072Aa protein to non-target organisms GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Chad J. Boeckman, Jennifer A. Anderson, Christopher Linderblood, Taylor Olson, Jason Roper, Kristine Sturtz, Carl Walker, Rachel Woods
ABSTRACT Event DP-Ø23211-2 (hereafter referred to as DP23211) maize expresses the DvSSJ1 double-stranded RNA (DvSSJ1 dsRNA) and the IPD072Aa protein, encoded by the ipd072Aa gene. DvSSJ1 dsRNA and the IPD072Aa protein each provide control of corn rootworms (Diabrotica spp.) when expressed in plants. As part of the environmental risk assessment (ERA), the potential hazard to non-target organisms (NTOs)
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Coexistence of genetically modified seed production and organic farming in Chile GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-01-03 M.A. Sánchez, H Campos
ABSTRACT The seed industry in Chile has thrived since the implementation of a stringent, voluntarily self-imposed coexistence strategy between genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and non-GMO seed activities. GMO varieties of maize, soybean, and canola represent the vast majority of biotech seeds produced in Chile. Chile’s exports of genetically modified (GM) seeds and organically grown food products
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Consumer intention to purchase GM soybean oil in China: effects of information consistency and source credibility GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2022-01-03 Mingyang Zhang, Zihao Chen, Yubing Fan, Zhiqiang Cheng, Ting Lv, Yuling Chen
ABSTRACT Consumers’ potential reactions toward genetically modified (GM) foods affect their commercial feasibility and determine the decisions of economic agents. Inconsistent information on GM foods has created a sense of uncertainty in Chinese consumers’ mind. This paper studies how the information about risks and benefits of GM foods from major sources influences Chinese consumer intention to purchase
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Resveratrol-enriched rice identical to original Dongjin rice variety with respect to major agronomic traits in different cultivation years and regions GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2021-12-08 Vipada Kantayos, Woon-Chul Shin, Jin-Suk Kim, Seung-Ho Jeon, Eui-Shik Rha, So-Hyeon Baek
ABSTRACT Resveratrol is synthesized by the catalysis of resveratrol synthases (RS) in a limited number of higher plants. Resveratrol shows potential health-promoting properties, including as an antioxidant and in preventing cardiovascular diseases. Recently, resveratrol-enriched rice has been produced as a novel source of resveratrol. This study aimed to investigate the major agronomic characteristics
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Perception of genetically engineered crops in Paraguay GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2021-09-23 Nidia Benítez Candia, Gabriela Ulke Mayans, Pilar Gómez Paniagua, Claudia Rezende Ribeiro, José Velázquez Franco, Daigo Kamada, Laura Mendoza de Arbo, Danilo Fernández Ríos
ABSTRACT Paraguay is integrated into the world mainly through its agricultural activity. The population’s perception of genetically engineered crops is relevant to design communication strategies that convey the advantages and limitations of the various technologies used in the country. We aimed to know the perception of the population of four Departments of the country where such crops are grown through
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Comparative proteome analyses of rhizomania resistant transgenic sugar beets based on RNA silencing mechanism GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2021-09-08 Sara Hejri, Azam Salimi, Mohammad Ali Malboobi, Foad Fatehi
ABSTRACT Rhizomania is an economically important disease of sugar beet, which is caused by Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV). As previously shown, RNA silencing mechanism effectively inhibit the viral propagation in transgenic sugar beet plants. To investigate possible proteomic changes induced by gene insertion and/or RNA silencing mechanism, the root protein profiles of wild type sugar beet
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Evaluation of the safety and nutritional equivalency of maize grain with genetically modified event DP-Ø23211-2 GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2021-08-29
ABSTRACT Feeding studies were conducted with rats and broiler chickens to assess the safety and nutrition of maize grain containing event DP-Ø23211-2 (DP23211), a newly developed trait-pyramid product for corn rootworm management. Diets containing 50% ground maize grain from DP23211, non-transgenic control, or non-transgenic reference hybrids (P0928, P0993, and P1105) were fed to Crl:CD®(SD) rats for
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The DUF221 domain-containing (DDP) genes identification and expression analysis in tomato under abiotic and phytohormone stress GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2021-08-11 Muhammad Waseem, Mehtab Muhammad Aslam, Iffat Shaheen
ABSTRACT The domain of unknown function (DUF221 domain-containing) proteins regulates various aspects of plant growth, development, responses to abiotic stresses, and hormone transduction pathways. To understand the role of DDP proteins in tomato, a comprehensive genome-wide analysis was performed in the tomato genome. A total of 12 DDP genes were identified and distributed in 8 chromosomes in the
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Correction GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2021-07-25
(2021). Correction. GM Crops & Food: Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 434-434.
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Pyramiding of cry toxins and methanol producing genes to increase insect resistance in cotton GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Abdul Razzaq, Arfan Ali, Muhammad Mubashar Zafar, Aisha Nawaz, Deng Xiaoying, Li Pengtao, Ge Qun, Muhammad Ashraf, Maozhi Ren, Wankui Gong, Yuan Youlu
ABSTRACT The idea of enhanced methanol production from cell wall by pectin methyl esterase enzymes (PME) combined with expression of cry genes from Bacillus thuringiensis as a strategy to improve insect pest control in cotton is presented. We constructed a cassette containing two cry genes (cry1Fa and Cry32Aa) and two pme genes, one from Arabidopsis thaliana (AtPME), and other from Aspergillus. niger
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Engineering broad-spectrum resistance to cotton leaf curl disease by CRISPR-Cas9 based multiplex editing in plants GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2021-06-14 Muhammad Salman Mubarik, Xiukang Wang, Sultan Habibullah Khan, Aftab Ahmad, Zulqurnain Khan, Muhammad Waqas Amjid, Muhammad Khuram Razzaq, Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Tehseen Azhar
ABSTRACT Advances in genome editing technologies have tremendous potential to address the limitations of classical resistance breeding. CRISPR-Cas9 based gene editing has been applied successfully in plants to tolerate virus infections. In this study, we successfully tested CRISPR-Cas9 system to counteract cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) caused by whitefly transmitted cotton leaf curl viruses (CLCuVs)
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Transparency in risk-disproportionate regulation of modern crop-breeding techniques GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2021-06-09 Rod A. Herman, Nicholas P. Storer, Jennifer A. Anderson, Firoz Amijee, Filip Cnudde, Alan Raybould
ABSTRACT Despite over 25 years of safe deployment of genetically engineered crops, the number, complexity, and scope of regulatory studies required for global approvals continue to increase devoid of adequate scientific justification. Recently, there have been calls to further expand the scope of study and data requirements to improve public acceptance. However, increased regulation can actually generate
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Integrated proteomics and metabolomics analysis of transgenic and gene-stacked maize line seeds GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2021-06-07 Weixiao Liu, Haiming Zhao, Chaohua Miao, Wujun Jin
ABSTRACT Unintended effects of genetically modified (GM) crops may pose safety issues. Omics techniques provide researchers with useful tools to assess such unintended effects. Proteomics and metabolomics analyses were performed for three GM maize varieties, 2A-7, CC-2, and 2A-7×CC-2 stacked transgenic maize, and the corresponding non-GM parent Zheng58. Proteomics revealed 120, 271 and 135 maize differentially
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Novel plant breeding techniques to advance nitrogen use efficiency in rice: A review GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2021-05-25 Sajid Fiaz, Xiukang Wang, Sher Aslam Khan, Sunny Ahmar, Mehmood Ali Noor, Aamir Riaz, Kazim Ali, Farhat Abbas, Freddy Mora-Poblete, Carlos R. Figueroa, Badr Alharthi
ABSTRACT Recently, there has been a remarkable increase in rice production owing to genetic improvement and increase in application of synthetic fertilizers. For sustainable agriculture, there is dire need to maintain a balance between profitability and input cost. To meet the steady growing demands of the farming community, researchers are utilizing all available resources to identify nutrient use
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Gene editing isn’t just about food: comments from U.S. focus groups GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2021-05-20 Brandon R. McFadden, Joy N. Rumble, Kathryn A. Stofer, Kevin M. Folta, Savanna Turner, Adam Pollack
ABSTRACT In the United States, adult public perception of genetic modification has been well documented in the domain of agriculture and food; however, recent international news on gene editing in medical applications may present new challenges for science communicators who seek to proactively share benefits of emerging gene editing technology. While research traditionally considers perceptions of
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Swedish consumers´ attitudes and values to genetic modification and conventional plant breeding – The case of fruit and vegetables GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2021-05-10 Sara Spendrup, Dennis Eriksson, Fredrik Fernqvist
ABSTRACT This study examined public attitudes to genetic modification (GM) and conventional plant breeding and explored general differences in attitudes to these two types of breeding concepts, including the effect of individual personal characteristics such as gender and age. It also sought to identify the influence of personal values linked to attitudes to GM crops and conventional plant breeding
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Exploring potential of copper and silver nano particles to establish efficient callogenesis and regeneration system for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) GM Crops Food (IF 3.118) Pub Date : 2021-05-03 Waqar Afzal Malik, Imran Mahmood, Abdul Razzaq, Maria Afzal, Ghulam Abbas Shah, Asif Iqbal, Muhammad Zain, Allah Ditta, Saeed Ahmed Asad, Ishfaq Ahmad, Naimatullah Mangi, Wuwei Ye
ABSTRACT In vitro recalcitrance of wheat to regeneration is the major bottleneck for its improvement through callus-based genetic transformation. Nanotechnology is one of the most dynamic areas of research, which can transform agriculture and biotechnology to ensure food security on sustainable basis. Present study was designed to investigate effects of CuSO4, AgNO3 and their nanoparticles on tissue