GENETICALLY MODIFIED FRUITS: THE SOLUTION OR A PROBLEM? [GENETICKY MODIFIKOVANÉ OVOCE: ŘEŠENÍ NEBO PROBLÉM?]
Genetically modified (GM) fruit crops breeding began in the 1990s and brought several successful GM varieties. The first successful GM fruit tree was a transgenic papaya, which saved its growing industry in Hawaii. The success of the transgenic papaya inspired the breeding of more transgenic varieti...
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VÝZKUMNÝ A ŠLECHTITELSKÝ ÚSTAV OVOCNÁŘSKÝ HOLOVOUSY s.r.o.
2025-05-01
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| Series: | Vědecké Práce Ovocnářské |
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| Online Access: | https://vpovsuo.cz/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/6-Buresova-VPO-31_1_25.pdf |
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| Summary: | Genetically modified (GM) fruit crops breeding began in the 1990s and brought several successful GM varieties. The first successful GM fruit tree was a transgenic papaya, which saved its growing industry in Hawaii. The success of the transgenic papaya inspired the breeding of more transgenic varieties such as a sharka-resistant plum or the Arctic® apples, which flesh doesn´t brown after being sliced. A discovery of the CRISPR/Cas system brought new plant genome editing possibilities. The system is able to edit genes which code important breeding traits more simply, precisely and effectively. The CRISPR/Cas system belongs to New Genomic Techniques (NGTs), a group of methods producing plants genetically modified in a way that is similar to conventional breeding. The innovation potential of NGTs is currently hindered in Europe by the European union legal framework, which regards NGTs and transgenosis on the same level. A proposal for a change of directive regarding the GM organisms (GMO) is currently being discussed. The proposal suggests the exclusion of the NGTs from GMO directive. This would expedite the production and applicability of GM products on the European market. |
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| ISSN: | 2695-1347 |