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A durable cisgenic resistance to Phytophthora infestans in potato and perspectives for applications
in Africa
Field trial with GM late blight resistant potatoes
Partners in the potato field trial in Belgium 2011‐2012
• Wageningen University & Plant Research International
• Ghent University
• Institute for Agriculture and Fisheries Research
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology
• University College of Ghent
Late blight (Phytophthora) is a major problem on potato
• tekst:– titel (wit) op witte lijn; 2e regel mag, beter vermijden– lettertype: News Gothic, niet vet; groottes zijn getest
• kleuren uit palet (1e regel)– hoofdkleuren (verplicht)
• blauw: R0‐G76‐B120 (achtergrond)• groen: R128‐G186‐B100)
– steunkleuren (voorkeur):• oranjegeel: R234‐G178‐B0• geeloranje: R231‐G82‐B0
Food security issue
21 million ha globally, losses about 10 billion €…
Phytophthora is a world wide problem on potato
Phytophthora costs in Belgium:• 10 to >15 times spraying / season• ≈ 1000 US dollars / ha• ≈ € 55 million / year
Resistant cultivars are the best solution
Introduction of resistance (R) genes into potato through, either:
– Conventional breeding– Genetic modification
DuRPh‐project (www.durph.nl) ‘Durable Resistance against Phytophthora’
Natural resistance
Solanum bulbocastanum
Solanum berthauli
Solanum stoloniferum
Solanum demissum Solanum mochaquense
Solanum chocaense
→ twenty natural resistance genes
Classical resistance breeding
Toluca
1959 2005
Often only one resistance gene
x
x
x
Repeat,Repeat,Repeat,…
Genetic modification GMO
Resistance gene
a
b
c
a b c
Durable resistant potato
10‐12 year
a b c
a
b
c
Cultivar characteristics remain the same
Goal of the Belgian field trial
1. Testing the resistance of GM late blight resistant potatoes under real Belgian field conditions, compared with relevant conventional clones, including resistant clones such as Bionica and Sarpo Mira.
2. Contribute to the development of sustainable late blight resistant potato clones for the Belgian market.
3. Contribute to nuanced opinion formation on GM late blight potatoes.
The potato clones in the Belgian trial in 2012
From Wageningen UR (DuRPh project): GMO– 7 lines with sto1 resistance gene – 8 lines with vnt1.1 resistance gene– 10 lines with sto1, vnt1.1. and blb3 resistance genes All introduced in Désirée by genetic modification.
Susceptible reference clones: parent Désirée, Bintje, Nicola, Agria, Royal.
Resistant reference clones: Bionica, Toluca, Sarpo Mira.
The results 2012 August 7
Foto: 3 augustus 2011
Results of the field trial
ResistentGMO clone
Susceptible parent clone
Not a single fungicide treatment to control late blight
Disease development in time
GM clones
Possibilities for African potato culture?
– Resistant potato clones are the most practical solution to the late blight problem.
– It is important to have several resistance genes stacked to ensure durable resistance.
– Optimal resistance management: different varieties with different combinations of resistance genes alternated in time and space, combined with a little bit of fungicide spraying.
– GMO‐regulation? Transgenesis versus cisgenesis?
Cisgenesis = GMO with DNA from a crossable species
Classical breeding Cisgenesis
• EFSA Scientific Opinion, 2012:The Panel concludes that similar hazards can be
associated with cisgenic and conventionally bred plants.
• EU Working Group New Breeding Techniques, 2012:Cisgenesis …. could be considered to be excluded from
the EU Directive on GMO’s.
RR
European survey: % of people saying GMO‐development and use should be encouraged!
GM‐Desiréé Bintje
Questions?