Title:

Transgenic Indica rice to the benefit of Less Developed Countries: Towards pest-resistance, and accumulation of B-carotene In the endosperm

Subtitle:

Transgenic Indica rice to the benefit of Less Developed Countries: Towards pest-resistance, and accumulation of B-carotene In the endosperm

Creator:

Potrykus, I. ; Burkhardt, P. K. ; Futterer, J. ; Kloti, A. ; Wunn, J.

Publisher:

Committee on Biotechnology PAS ; Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry PAS

Date issued/created:

1996

Subject and Keywords:

biotechnology

Abstract:

Indica-type rice provides the staple food for 2 billion people in Third World Countries. Wehave established gene transfer to IRRl breeding lines to explore the contributions of geneticengineering to sustained and stable production of high quality food. Experiments are in progresson the development of resistance towards Yellow Stem Borer, towards Rice Tungro Virus, towardsjfungal pests, and towards accumulation of provitamin A in the endosperm. So far we have[recovered the first transgenic Indica rice with elevated resistance to sheath blight [Rhizoctoniasolani) and with 100% resistance against yellow stem borer [Scirpophaga incertidas). We havealso harvested seed from a series of transgenic rice plants harbouring a number of differenttransgenic DNA sequences representing different anti tungro virus disease strategies. And wehave, so far, been able to initiated the p-carotene pathway in the endosperm to the accumulationof ph5dogene, hoping, that it will be possible to subsequently complete the pathway towardsprovitamin A.

Relation:

Biotechnologia, vol.32, 1 (1996)-.

Volume:

32

Issue:

1

Start page:

14

End page:

25

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

0860-7796 ; IChB B-28

Source:

Library of Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry PAS

Language:

eng

Language of abstract:

eng

Temporal coverage:

1988-2010

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 4.0 license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-SA 4.0] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 4.0 license, full text available at:

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Science

Original in:

Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Science

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

Access:

Open