Plant biotechnology and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean

Izquierdo, Juan Santiago Murgui; Riva, G

doi:10.2225/vol3-issue1-fulltext-1

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“…Golden rice was developed through GE to accumulate b-carotene to meet total vitamin A requirements in developing countries with rice-based diets (Ye et al, 2000: 303-305). The use of GE is rapidly growing in Latin America and is projected to be a main driver of agricultural transformation in the continent (Izquierdo and de la Riva 2000). In Africa several GE initiatives are ongoing regarding cassava, maize, rice, banana, cowpea and cotton.…”

Section: Molecular Marker Based Applications For Gene Discovery Traimentioning

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The Role and Contribution of Plant Breeding and Plant Biotechnology to Sustainable Agriculture in Africa

Kyetere¹,

Okogbenin²,

Okeno³

et al. 2019

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Africa's economy is driven by agriculture, a sector that constitutes 32% of the continent's GDP. The ongoing Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) in Africa hinges on a system change (from subsistence farming to agribusiness) approach that explores high productivity to strengthen the African economy. During the "Green Revolution" period, increased global yields of cereal crops were achieved through the interactions of breeding and agronomy. However, in the face of current challenges, such as climate change and need for new market niches, there is an increasing exigency to explore modern plant breeding (including biotechnology) to develop new varieties with the capacity for high yields in reduced chemical-input systems and with the genetic diversity needed to maintain yield stability in Africa´s fluctuating climatic conditions. Biotechnology has significantly shortened the time required for the development of new cultivars, varieties and hybrids. Modern breeding tools include Double Haploid technology, marker assisted breeding, genomics, genetic engineering and genome editing. It is these tools that help accelerate the development of market responsive varieties needed for sustainable agriculture in Africa that will be highlighted.

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Section: Molecular Marker Based Applications For Gene Discovery Traimentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role and Contribution of Plant Breeding and Plant Biotechnology to Sustainable Agriculture in Africa

Kyetere¹,

Okogbenin²,

Okeno³

et al. 2019

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“…Izquierdo and Riva concentrated on plant innovation and its job in further developing food security. [3] Tissue culture, recombinant DNA innovation, and monoclonal antibodies are some old and customary utilization of biotechnology. Ongoing utilization of biotechnology included hereditary change, and markersupported determination and reproduction.…”

Section: A Review On Biotechnology In Agriculturementioning

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Biotechnology in Agriculture

Panesar¹,

Marwaha²

2013

Biotechnology in Agriculture and Food Processing

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The larger part of the populace in creating nations procures their vocation by agribusiness. Food shortage is one of the serious issues looked at by created nations like India. An agribusiness-based economy like India depends on downpours and other regular elements. The ideal utilization of accessible assets is critical to advancement. Numerous advanced composts, fluid manures are being investigated for ideal use also, economy. Biotechnology plays a significant job in the advancement of new types of the plant also, creatures. The hybridization can be utilized to produce the new seed assortment with the most extreme efficiency. Studies by different scientists show that the issues like food deficiencies, a troubled economy, political flimsiness, and poor natural supportability have gravely impacted green upheaval and quality upset.

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“…Due to its importance for Latin American countries, the development of Stylosanthes biotechnological procedures must respond to increasing demands in terms of sustainable use of plant genetic resources as basic inputs for the future agriculture (see Izquierdo & de la Riva, 2000).…”

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Transient gene expression in electroporated intact tissues of Stylosanthes guianensis (Aubl.) Sw.

Quecini

Vieira

2001

Sci. agric. (Piracicaba, Braz.)

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Genetic transformation though protoplast electroporation has been established for commercially important plant species. In this work, explant sources, electric field strengths, electroporation buffers, DNA forms and osmotic pretreatment were assayed in order to optimize transient reporter gene expression in electroporated tissues of Stylosanthes guianensis, a tropical forage legume. Higher transformation rates were obtained employing cotyledonary explants and an electric field strength of 250 V cm -1. Linear plasmid DNA, chloride-free electroporation buffer and osmotic pretreatment with 1.6 mol L -1 mannitol also improved transient transformation but non-significantly. Transgene specific PCR amplification was employed to prove the transformed status of the tissues.

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Plant biotechnology and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean

Cited by 11 publications

References 7 publications

The Role and Contribution of Plant Breeding and Plant Biotechnology to Sustainable Agriculture in Africa

The Role and Contribution of Plant Breeding and Plant Biotechnology to Sustainable Agriculture in Africa

Biotechnology in Agriculture

Transient gene expression in electroporated intact tissues of Stylosanthes guianensis (Aubl.) Sw.

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