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Late blight resistance and elevated flavonoid composition for potato improvement

Reference	BBS/E/J/000CA307
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Cathie Martin
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	35,340
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/07/2007
End date	30/06/2008
Duration	12 months

Abstract

We aim to combine two highly important quality traits to appeal to both producers and consumers of potato. Potato late blight causes ~£2 billion annual losses to potato crops, globally. Current BBSRC funding supports isolation of resistance genes that will be deployed to enhance blight control. Flavonoids are health-promoting natural antioxidants, but potatoes ¿ though a major dietary component ¿ contain only low levels. Flavonoids can be elevated substantially using transcription factors identified at the John Innes Centre through BBSRC funding. We propose to use ¿cis-genic, non-GM¿ technology to produce potato lines that combine late blight resistance with enhanced flavonoid content and nutritional/health value using constructs crafted only from potato DNA. These improved potato lines will form the basis of a new spin-out company from the Sainsbury Lab and John Innes Centre, to exploit the global potential of varieties with novel traits produced using cis-genic technology.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	Crop Science, Microbiology, Plant Science
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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