An international group of researchers from fourteen countries, including INTA specialists, unravelled the sequence of the potato genome, which will make it possible to identify the genes responsible for quality and performance.
Almost 40,000 genes were identified and classified in a genetic map. Sergio Feingold, director of INTA's Agro-biotechnology Laboratory considered the achievement "a great discovery" which opens the possibility to identify genes of particular agronomic, nutritional and industrial interest to incorporate them to improvement programs.
Scientists managed to integrate the potato genome with other genetic and physical maps, as well as that of other crops, such as tomatoes, also recently published.
Source: infocampo.com.ar