Open AccessInsights into Transgenic Vegetables: Progress and Prospects
Author(s) -
Upasana Mohapatra
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of agriculture and biology/international journal of agriculture and biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.271
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1814-9596
pISSN - 1560-8530
DOI - 10.17957/ijab/15.1904
Subject(s) - biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetically modified crops , abiotic component , genetically modified organism , human health , abiotic stress , food security , transgene , agriculture , environmental health , ecology , gene , medicine , biochemistry
Vegetables play a significant role in the daily diet of human being as they contain essential vitamins, minerals, dietary fibres, and key phytochemical compounds that help to enhance human health, good vision and a minimum risk of heart chronic diseases. Geographical region and local traditions differ widely with the intake of vegetable supplements to the diet. The production of vegetables suffers from abiotic and biotic stress responses. To enhance the host plant resistance or tolerance against these stresses and enrich the vegetables with prolonged shelf-life, high nutritional status, it is essential to produce genetically modified vegetables. In the 21st century, genetically modified transgenic vegetable crops have a major contribution to food and nutritional security. This study explores the potential prospects of the global vegetable scenario and the methods to develop genetically engineered vegetable crops by transgenic technologies. © 2022 Friends Science Publishers