Gene Edited Potato Project launches June 2023 for Late Blight Resistance

6 Jun 2023

The project aims to determine the field resistance of a gene edited Solanum americanum line to potato late blight (P. infestans). Two disease resistance genes have been mutated by CRISPR/Cas9 to remove their function.

S. americanum is not a crop nor is it sexually compatible with any commercial crops grown in the UK, therefore there is no risk of it entering the market in any way.

For further details:

Qualifying higher plant notification (reference: 23/Q05) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)