Innate™ Technology is a patented plant biotechnology process that works with a plant's own genes to enhance desirable traits and to decrease less desirable traits. Traditional plant breeding is a random method for crossing genetics with unpredictable results. Innate™ Technology precisely targets particular traits without introducing foreign DNA.
Simplot's first application of Innate™ Technology involves improved potato varieties, which differ from their conventional counterparts in three ways:
- Reduced black-spot bruising;
- Reduced degradation of starch to sugars during storage;and
- Reduced asparagine levels.
Simplot's first application of Innate™ Technology has been submitted to the USDA for regulatory review.
Source: J.R. Simplot News
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