This paper is relevant to the impact areas in the following areas:
| Crops | Papaya |
| Traits | Virus Resistance |
| Countries | Not country-specific |
| Regions | Not region-specific |
| Tags |
Background: Papaya, a nutritious tropical fruit, is consumed both in its fresh form and as a processed product worldwide. Major quality indices which include firmness, acidity, pH, colour and size, are cultivar dependent. Transgenic papayas engineered for resistance to Papaya ringspot virus were evaluated over the ripening period to address physicochemical quality attributes and food safety concerns. Results: With the exception of one transgenic line, no significant differences (P > 0.05) were observed in firmness, acidity and pH. Lightness (L*) and redness (a*) of the pulps of non-transgenic and transgenic papaya were similar but varied over the ripening period (P < 0.05). Fruit mass though non-uniform (P < 0.05) for some lines was within the range reported for similar papaya cultivars as were shape indices of female fruits. Transgene proteins, CP and NPTII, were not detected in fruit pulp at the table-ready stage. Conclusion: The findings suggest that transformation did not produce any major unintended alterations in the physicochemical attributes of the transgenic papayas. Transgene proteins in the edible fruit pulp were low or undetectable.
Physicochemical And Biochemical Characterization Of Transgenic Papaya Modified For Protection Against Papaya Ringspot Virus (held on an external server, and so may require additional authentication details)
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