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Transgenic‐based solutions for citrus disease management in Argentina
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de Francesco, Agustina; Sendín, Lorena Noelia; Gómez, Rocio Liliana; Reyes Martinez, Carina Andrea; Transgenic‐based solutions for citrus disease management in Argentina; Crop Science Society of America; Crop Science; 61; 5; 4-2021; 2882-2891
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de Francesco, Agustina
Sendín, Lorena Noelia
Gómez, Rocio Liliana
Reyes Martinez, Carina Andrea
Resumen
Citrus is a major fruit crop with economic importance worldwide, with citriculture historically threatened at times by a diverse array of pathogens. As a leading producer and exporter, Argentina has been dealing with endemic and quarantine diseases of citrus by implementing conventional management strategies. In recent decades, the pursuit of pathogen-resistant transgenic citrus has been explored in the country as part of a long-term and sustainable disease management strategy. Successful genetically modified organisms (GMOs) were created locally, engineered to resist viruses and bacteria for the control of tristeza, psorosis, canker, and huanglongbing diseases of citrus. Although the Argentine regulatory system accommodated these developments, there were also difficulties that demand further recognition and analysis. In the present work, we describe four major diseases affecting Argentine citriculture and a series of GMO-oriented strategies for their management. We explore the methodologies behind these strategies, including transgenic-based approaches, the current state of regulations, and what further actions may be taken to ensure continuing protection for citriculture. Fil: de Francesco, Agustina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina Fil: Sendín, Lorena Noelia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Gómez, Rocio Liliana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Reyes Martinez, Carina Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina