Plant Specific Sugar Beet Gene Screening

Sugar beet is a very important agricultural crop for both food and sugar production. Gene transfer studies are also carried out in sugar beet to increase production, strengthen sugar content and improve other desirable properties. For this purpose, gene transfer is carried out, which gives disease resistance properties.

Gene screening in genetically modified crops basically consists of three stages:

• Screening phase by amplifying the promoter and terminator genes, which are generally applied in gene transfer, by PCR method.
• Identification step to identify the type of product analyzed using a species-specific primer or probe
• Quantitation step (quantitative PCR, polymerase chain reaction) that detects how much genetically modified organisms are in the product

Today, 35S promoter and NOS terminator genes are generally screened. However, in recent years, new plant species that do not contain these genes have been developed, and FMV gene screening is also performed with these genes at the screening stage.

In our country, GMO determination studies are carried out in laboratories affiliated to the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock and in private laboratories. According to legal regulations, GMOs should not be detected in food and food additives.

In the test, analysis, measurement and evaluation studies carried out in our organization, national and international standards and applicable legal regulations are complied with and reliable and impartial results are obtained. These studies are based on the latest technological equipment, trained and experienced staff and modern methods. Among the numerous tests performed in this context, there are also plant-specific sugar beet gene screening services.