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Utilization and Marketing Douches, David [1], Brink, Johan [2], Quemada, Hector [2], Maredia, Karim [3], Zarka, Kelly [1], Pett, Walter [4]. Commercialization of Potato Tuber Moth Resistant Potatoes in South Africa. THE potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella Zeller) is a primary problem facing potato farmers in developing countries. Currently, the only available means to control the potato tuber moth (PTM) and avoid major crop losses is the use of chemical pesticides. Michigan State University (MSU), funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project (ABSP), initiated biotechnology research on the development of PTM resistant varieties in 1992. A Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)- cry1Ia1 gene, was obtained from ICI Seeds (now Syngenta seed company) and successfully introduced into several potato varieties, including the variety Spunta. Transgenic lines were shown to have a high level of control of tuber moth. The Bt Potato will be one of the first public sector-developed products to reach farmers in developing countries and will serve as a model for the public-sector deployment of crops that are resistant to insects. The benefits of this product (Bt potato) to the farmer and end-users will be reduced input costs (less insecticides used), increased marketable yield, improved quality, reduced post-harvest losses, reduced human exposure to pesticides, and less pesticide residues on potato tubers. The commercialization project includes six components: Product Development, Regulatory File Development, Obtaining Freedom to Operate and Establishing Licensing Relationships, Marketing and Technology Delivery, Documentation of Socio-Economic Benefits, and Public Communication.
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1 - Michigan State University, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, 499B Plan and Soil Sciences Building, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, United States
2 - MIchigan State University, Institute of International Agriculture, 317 Agriculture Hall, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, United States
3 - Michigan State University, Entomology, 416 Plant and Soil Sciences, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, United States
4 - Michigan State University, Entomolgy, 439 Natural Science, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, United States
Keywords:
transgenic
Bt-gene.
Session: PAA06b-1
Location: Hall of Ideas Room F/Monona Terrace
Date: Thursday, July 27th, 2006
Time: 11:15 AM
Abstract ID:147 |
