a genetic update presentation for my genetic and science and technology course class

1. Genetically
Modified
organism tested
in our country

2. Modern biotech help
Filipinos in:
1. Increasing crops yield
2. Enjoying and Producing crops which are resistant
to pest and diseases
3. Enjoy rice which are tolerant to drought, excessive
temperature, soil acidity, salinity and other abiotic
stress.
4. Has GM products which has improved nutritional
quality, processing and storage and post harvest
qualities.

3. List of GMO crops
being tested in the
country

4. Biotech corn
• Corn is one of the most important grain in the world.
• Herbicide-tolerant corn
-these corn varieties work in a similar manner to
herbicide-tolerant soybean. It allows growers better
flexibility in using certain herbicide to control weeds
that can damage crops.
-insect resistant corn
The modified corn contains a built-in insecticidal
protein from a naturally acquiring soil microorganism
(Bt) that gives a corn plants season-long protection
from corn borers.

5. • The Bt protein has been used safely as an inorganic
insect control agent for over 4o years. This means
that most of the farmers need not to spray
insecticides to protect corn from those insects
which cause significant damage and yield loss in
many areas
• Bt corn also reduces toxin contamination arising
from fungal attack on the damage grains.

6. Biotech Canola
• Canola is a genetic variation of rapeseed and was
developed by Canadian Plant breeders specifically
for its nutritional qualities, particularly its low level of
saturated fats.
• Herbicide tolerant canola
-herbicide-tolerant canola works similarly to other
such crops.
• High laurate canola
• These canola varieties contain high level of laurate.
Oil processed from this navel varieties is similar to
coconut and palm oil.

7. • This new canola oils
being sold to the food
industry for use in
chocolate candy
coating, coffee
whiteners, icings,
frostings, and whipped
toppings. Also in
pharmaceutical-
cosmetics industry.
• Canola oil provides
oleic acids(source)

8. Biotech potato
• Insect resistant potato
-this biotech potato works similarly with those insect-
resistant corn. It contains a protein that provides the
plant with well built-in protection from the Colorado
potato beetle, thus, this potato needs no additional
protection for these pest, benefiting farmers,
consumers and environment.
Virus resistant potato
- Several potato varieties have been modified to
resist potato leafroll virus and potato virus Y.

9. • Just as people get inoculations to prevent varieties
are protected through biotechnology through
certain viruses. Further, virus resistance often results
in reduced insecticides use, which is needed to
control insect vectors that transmit viruses

10. Biotech cotton
• Herbicide tolerant cotton
-this cotton work similarly to such other crops,
Insect resistant cotton
-this modified cotton work similarly to insect-resistant t
corn. It contains a protein that provides the plant with
season-long protection from budworms and ball
worms. The need for additional insecticide
applications for these pests is reduced or eliminated.

11. Biotech squash
• Virus-resistant squash-
-a biotech yellow crookneck squash is now able to
resist watermelon mosaic virus and zucchini yellow
mosaic virus. These new varieties contain the coat
protein genes of both viruses. This biotech approach
bypasses aphid control and therefore, it may reduce
or eliminate the use of insecticide.

12. Biotech tomato
• Delayed ripening tomato
• -the delayed ripening tomato became the first
genetically modified food crop to be produced in a
developed country. These tomato varieties have
extended shelf life. They contain a gene that slows
the natural softening processes that accompanies
ripening.
• These tomatoes spend more days on the vine other
than tomatoes thus resulting in a better flavor.
Further, the longer shelf life has a commercial
advantages in harvesting and shipping that can
reduce the cost of production.

13. • Virus resistant papaya
• This Hawaiian developed
papaya contains a viral
gene that encodes for the Biotech papaya
coat protein of papaya
ringspot virus. This protein
provides the papaya
provides the papaya plant
with built in protection
against PRSV. This biotech
papaya works similarly to
virus resistant papaya.