Significant shares of harvests are lost to pests and diseases, therefore, minimizing these losses could solve part of the supply constraints to feed the world. Cisgenesis is defined as the insertion of genetic material into a recipient organism from a donor that is sexually compatible. Here, we review (i) conventional plant breeding, (ii) cisgenesis, (iii) current pesticide-based disease management, (iv) potential economic implications of cultivating cisgenic crops with durable disease resistances, and (v) potential environmental implications of cultivating such crops; focusing mostly on potatoes, but also apples, with resistances to Phytophthora infestans and Venturia inaequalis, respectively. Adopting cisgenic varieties could provide benefits to farmers and to the environment through lower pesticide use, thus contributing to the European Green Deal target.
SCHNEIDER Kevin;
BARREIRO HURLE Jesus;
VOSSEN Jack;
SCHOUTEN Henk J.;
KESSEL Geert;
ANDREASSON Erik;
PHUONG KIEU Nam;
STRASSEMEYER Jörn;
HRISTOV Jordan;
RODRIGUEZ CEREZO Emilio;
2023-10-12
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
JRC132873
0167-7799 (online),
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167779923000562,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC132873,
10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.02.005 (online),
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