Vic.185
Variety-Victoria Potato
| Event Name: | Vic.185 |
| Event Code: | - |
| Trade Name: | Variety-Victoria Potato |
| Applicant: | National Roots Crop Research Institute, Umudike |
| Developer: | National Roots Crop Research Institute, Umudike |
| GM Trait: | (Stacked) Late Bright Resistance |
| Commercial Trait: | Late Bright Resistance (Stacked) |
| Method of Trait Introduction: | Agrobacterium-mediated DNA transfer |
| Purpose: | Confined Field Trial |
| Status: | Ongoing |
| Permit No: | NBMA/CFT/006-2 |
GENETIC MODIFICATION
| Gene Introduced (1st): | Rpi-vnt1 |
| Gene Source (1st): | Solanum venturii |
| Function (1st): | Recognize host pathogen factor and induce a hypersensitive response resistance to phytophthora infestans. |
| Gene Introduced (2nd): | Rpi-blb1 |
| Gene Source (2nd): | Solanum bulbocastanum |
| Function (2nd): | Recognize host pathogen factor and induce a hypersensitive response resistance to phytophthora infestans. |
| Gene Introduced (3rd): | Rpi-blb2 |
| Gene Source (3rd): | Solanum bulbocastanum |
| Function (3rd): | Recognize host pathogen factor and induce a hypersensitive response resistance to phytophthora infestans. |
| Gene Introduced (3rd): | nptII |
| Gene Source (3rd): | Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon |
| Function (3rd): | Allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection |
REGULATORY APPROVALS
| For Food (direct use or processing): | - |
| For Feed (direct use or processing): | - |
| For Confined Field Trial: | YES (2022) |
| For Commercial Release (open cultivation): | - |