Wayòm Ini a apwouve premye varyete pòmdetè PiperPlus ki elve avèk presizyon epi ki gen rezistans entegre kont maladi.
Takeaways kle yo
- First UK precision-bred potato approved by DEFRA
- Maris Piper derivative with three resistances
- Late blight, PVY and PLRV covered
- Resistance genes taken from wild relatives
- Still needs Food Standards Agency approval
Poukisa li enpòtan
- Pou kiltivatè yo
- Fifteen fungicide passes a season is the cost base this variety is designed to remove.
- Pou founisè
- Virus resistance could move seed production from Scotland into England, cutting transport and emissions.
- Pou envestisè yo
- Approval is not market entry: FSA clearance, National Listing and seed multiplication mean at least five years.
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The UK has granted regulatory approval to its first precision-bred potato variety: PiperPlus, a Maris Piper derivative with innate resistance to late blight (Phytophthora infestans), Potato Virus Y and Potato Leafroll Virus. It was developed by Professor Jonathan Jones and his team at The Sainsbury Laboratory over decades of research into plant immune genes, and confirmed by DEFRA after scientific evaluation by the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment. Under the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 it qualifies as precision-bred because the modifications could have arisen naturally or by conventional breeding: resistance genes from wild relatives encode immune receptors that detect pathogens and trigger the plant’s own defences. British growers typically apply preventative fungicides up to 15 times a season; reducing that would cut costs, tractor passes, emissions and soil compaction. Virus resistance also matters for seed production, since viral load accumulates over generations.
The United Kingdom has granted regulatory approval for its first precision-bred potato variety, bringing the disease-resistant Maris Piper-derived cultivar PiperPlus closer to commercial production. Developed by Professor Jonathan Jones and his team at The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL), PiperPlus possesses innate resistance to late blight (Phytophthora infestans), Potato Virus Y (PVY), and Potato Leafroll Virus (PLRV)—three of the most devastating threats to potato cultivation. The approval follows decades of research into plant immune genes and was confirmed by the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) after scientific evaluation by the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment. Under the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023, the variety qualifies as precision-bred because its genetic modifications could have occurred naturally or through conventional breeding. Rather than relying solely on chemical crop protection, researchers strengthened the natural immune system of the Maris Piper by incorporating resistance genes from its wild relatives, which encode immune receptors that detect pathogens and activate the plant’s innate defenses.
Avantaj Agrikòl ak Anviwònman:
Mildi anreta rete youn nan pi gwo defi pou kiltivatè pòmdetè Britanik yo, ki tipikman aplike fonjisid prevantif jiska 15 fwa pa sezon—yon pratik ki koute chè epi ki afekte anviwònman an. PiperPlus fèt pou diminye depandans sa a anpil, sa ki ka diminye depans pwodiksyon, itilizasyon traktè, emisyon kabòn, ak konpaksyon tè a pandan y ap pwoteje fongis tè benefik yo ak kominote mikwòb yo. Rezistans viris ofri plis avantaj pou pwodiksyon pòmdetè grenn, paske chaj viral yo akimile sou plizyè jenerasyon epi tubèrkul grenn enfekte yo diminye kalite rekòt la. Pifò pòmdetè grenn nan Wayòm Ini yo aktyèlman grandi nan Scotland, kote kondisyon ki pi fre limite pwopagasyon viris la; varyete ki rezistan a viris yo te kapab pèmèt plis pwodiksyon grenn nan Angletè, sa ki diminye depans transpò ak emisyon ki asosye yo. Anvan PiperPlus rive sou mache a, li dwe jwenn apwobasyon nan men Ajans Nòm Alimantè a, ki pral verifye sekirite li pou konsomasyon. Pwofesè Jones te note ke pote yon nouvo varyete pòmdetè sou mache a tipikman pran omwen senk ane akòz anrejistreman varyete, egzijans Lis Nasyonal, ak miltiplikasyon grenn. Pandan ke Lwa sou Elvaj Presizyon an kounye a aplike sèlman nan kiltivasyon nan Angletè, pwodui ki grandi anba lejislasyon sa a ka disponib pou konsomatè yo nan tout Wayòm Ini.
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Senk pi gwo istwa yo, pri yo, alèt maladi yo ak evènman yo. Maten jou lasemèn yo, pa gen piblisite.
Sous
- Professor Jonathan Jones, The Sainsbury Laboratory — quoted; DEFRA approval cited
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