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Guide to potato genome could make for a bigger spud crop

A genetic manual for the nightshade family, which includes the potato, could help breeders choose the best plants.
A row plowed and sown with potatoes on chernozem soil. Potato seeds in the soil.

Sprouting potatoes will give rise to a new crop. Credit: Getty

A map of mutation-prone sites in the potato genome promises to help growers select the best plants for breeding1.

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Nature 617, 441 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01538-4

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  1. Wu, Y. et al. Cell https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.04.008 (2023).

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