PlantBiotechnologyandGMOsLesson5GeneticallyModifiedOrganismBluerose•AblueroseisaflowerofthegenusRosa(familyRosaceae)thatpresentsblue-to-violetpigmentationinsteadofthemorecommonred,white,oryellow.•Bluerosesareoftenportrayedinliteratureandartasasymbolofloveandprosperitytothosewhoseekit,butdonotexistinnatureasaresultofgeneticlimitations.Bluerose-artificiallycolouredSincetheydonotexistinnatureasroseslackthespecificgenethathastheabilitytoproducea“trueblue”color,Bluerosesaretraditionallycreatedbydyeingwhiteroses.Nominal"blueroses"havebeenbredbyconventionalhybridizationmethods,buttheresults,suchas"BlueMoon"aremoreaccuratelydescribedasbeinglilacincolor.BlueMoonRoses•Bluemoonrosesareunusuallycoloredrosesthatwereinitiallyintroducedtotheworldin1965.•Therosesarenotanauthenticblue,andresemblemoreofapalelilaccolorinstead.•TheyarehybridtearosesandarepartoftheRosagenus.•Bluemoonrosesarecharacterizedbytheirlongstemsandarelargerthanmanyothervarietiesofroses,withraisedcenters.•Theyarehighlyfragrantwithscentsthataresimilartosweettea.•Theserosesbloomfromsummerallthewayintoautumn.Delphinidin,theprimaryplantpigmentthatproducesabluehuebutisnotfoundnaturallyinroses.Rosa'CardinaldeRichelieu'rose,usedforthefirstgeneticengineeringexperimentsTheBlueRosewasdevelopedbySuntoryFlowersPriceswerefrom2,000to3,000YenorUS$22to35astemIncreasingcropyields•Tofeedtheincreasingpopulationwehavetoincreasecropyields.•Fertilizers-arecompoundstopromotegrowth;usuallyappliedeitherviathesoil,foruptakebyplantroots,orbyuptakethroughleaves.Canbeorganicorinorganic•Havecausedmanyproblems!!•AlgalbloomspollutelakesnearareasofagricultureIncreasingcropyields•Algalblooms-arelativelyrapidincreaseinthepopulationof(usually)phytoplanktonalgaeinanaquaticsystem.•Causesthedeathoffishanddisruptiontothewholeecosystemofthelake.•Internationalregulationshasledtoareductionintheoccurrencesoftheseblooms.Chemicalpestcontrol•Eachyear,30%ofcropsarelosttoinsectsandothercroppests.•Theinsectsleavelarva,whichdamagetheplantsfu...
