Genetically improved potatoes: protection from damage by Colorado potato beetles.
Russet Burbank potato plants have been genetically improved to resist insect attack and damage by Colorado potato beetles (Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)) by the insertion of a cryIIIA gene encoding the insect control protein of Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis. A modified gene that dramatically improved plant expression of this protein was utilized. Its expression in Russet Burbank potato plants resulted in protection from damage by all insect stages in the laboratory and in dramatic levels of protection at multiple field locations. Analysis of these genetically modified potatoes indicated that they conform to the standards for Russet Burbank potatoes in terms of agronomic and quality characteristics including taste.
Perlak
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Monsanto Company, Agricultural Group, Chesterfield, MO 63198.
Stone
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Muskopf
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Petersen
L J
LJ
Parker
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McPherson
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SA
Wyman
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Love
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Reed
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Biever
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D001483:Base Sequence; D001517:Coleoptera; D004731:Endotoxins; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D011198:Solanum tuberosum / Q000235:genetics*; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004731:Endotoxins; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D007306:Insecticides; C030956:insecticidal crystal protein, Bacillus Thuringiensis