date:Jul 31, 2012
erlands, and now with Ireland giving clearance, a trial will be conducted to evaluate if GM potato crops will be able to resist Late blight with a less powerful fungal spray, compared to the other varieties.
Teagasc will conduct the trials over a period of four years in a 2ha area at its headquarters in Oak Park, Co Carlow.
The trials will employ cisgenic technology to modify the potatoes, where a resistance gene will be extracted from Solanum venturii, a wild potato from South America. The expe