Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources
  • Year: 2025
  • Volume: 38
  • Issue: 2

Detection Method for Tracking Unauthorized Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in Selected Fruit and Vegetable Crops

  • Author:
  • Deepa Pal1, Raghavendra Aminedi1, Kushaldeep Kaur1, Amit Kumar Singh1, Vartika Srivastava2, Monika Singh1,*
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Published Online: Mar 11, 2026
  • Page Number: 217 to 219

1Division of Genomic Resources, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi - 110 012

2Division of Germplasm Conservation, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi - 110 012

*Author for correspondence: monika.singh@icar.org.in; monikasinghnbpgr@gmail.com

Online published on 11 March, 2026.

Abstract

A detection method for checking unauthorized GMOs in fruit and vegetable crops grown in the North-Western Himalayan (NWH) Region was reported. Using common transgenic elements identified with GMO matrix of apple, capsicum, plum, potato, and tomato, multiplex PCR targeting CaMV 35S promoter, nos terminator, nptll marker gene and ctp2-cp4epsps gene, was developed.

Keywords

Fruit crops, GM detection, Multiplex PCR, NWH Region, Vegetable crops