Researchers create a potato fortified with saffron
The Molecular Biology and Plant Physiology group of the Botanical Institute of the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) and the Plant Genomics and Biotechnology group of the IBMCP-CSIC created a potato fortified with saffron that contains more antioxidants.
The research team inserted into the potato plant the saffron genes for the synthesis of crocins and picrocrocin
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