PRELIMINARY RESULTS ON AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF ‘HONEYSWEET' TRANSGENIC PLUM UNDER GEO-CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF ROMANIA
Journal Title: FRUIT GROWING RESEARCH - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue
Abstract
‘HoneySweet’ is a transgenic plum protected against Plum pox virus (PPV) infection based on RNA interference mechanism. While field trials in different European PPV endemic countries clearly demonstrated the highly effective and stable resistance to PPV in ‘HoneySweet’ plum, and no safety concerns were found by regulatory authorities in the U.S., information about its agronomic performance is very limited. The aim of the present work is to gain further information relating to the agronomical and phenotype performance of ‘HoneySweet’ transgenic plum under PPV endemic area and geo-climatic conditions of Romania. Thus, an experimental plot including ‘HoneySweet’ and two conventional plum (‘Reine Claude d’Althan’ and ‘Stanley’ cvs.) was on Spring 2013. Data collected on 2016 revealed a higher yield potential for HoneySweet transgenic plum compared to ‘Reine Claude d’Althan’ cv. and a similarity with ‘Stanley’ cv. Average fruit weight highlights the superiority of the ‘HoneySweet’ transgenic compared with the two conventional plum varieties. There is also a superiority of ‘HoneySweet’s’ transgenic plum in terms of fruit attractiveness when compared with ‘Reine Claude d’Althan’ and ‘Stanley’ cvs.
Authors and Affiliations
Ioan Zagrai, Luminita Antonela Zagrai, Georgeta Guzu
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