Abstract
In an age of free international shipments of mail-ordered seeds and plants, more policing will not stop the global migration of hitchhiking pests. The solution is in a preemptive response based on an internationally coordinated genomic deployment of global biodiversity in the largest breeding project since the “Garden of Eden.” This plan will enrich the narrow genetic basis of annual and perennial plants with adaptations to changing environments and resistances to the pests of the future.
Highlights
The gene was cloned [12], and additional resistance sources were identified, but alas, the Tomato Genetics Resource Center (TGRC) was blocked by new International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) regulations from sending seed to Israel and to additional countries
In many cases when breeders use wild genetic resources to improve crop resilience, it is not possible to ascertain if the original seed used as a source of the traits was obtained in accordance with all the phytosanitary regulations
It is close to impossible to meet the requirements of the preexport examinations and certification protocols, which effectively blocks legal seed shipment to breeders and geneticists, who are the only authorities that can provide protection in case of entry and spread of a new pest
Summary
The gene was cloned [12], and additional resistance sources were identified, but alas, the TGRC was blocked by new IPPC regulations from sending seed to Israel and to additional countries. In many cases when breeders use wild genetic resources to improve crop resilience, it is not possible to ascertain if the original seed used as a source of the traits was obtained in accordance with all the phytosanitary regulations.
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