Articles in the February 24, 2012 Issue of Crop Biotech Update

NEWS

Global
• Global Network to Do Research on Plant Biology
• Small Holder Farmers Benefit from Second Phase of Tropical Legumes Project
• Call for Nominations to Agriculture Award to Honor Young Field Researchers

Africa
• Ghana's Biosafety Law Receives Presidential Assent
• Project on Under-Studied Crops in Eastern and Central Africa

Americas
• Scientists Reveal Origin of Photosynthesis
• Bayer and Texas AgriLife Research to Work on Improved Wheat Varieties
• USDA Extends Comment Period for Corn Genetically Engineered for Herbicide Tolerance
• Wheat Research in Canada Given Government Funds
• BREAD Grant Funds Research to Tackle Plant Viral Diseases
• Weeds and Diseases Stress Sweet Corn Growth
• Western Great Plains Growers Gearing Up To Plant Monsanto's New DroughtGard^TM

Asia and the Pacific
• Frost Nurseries Identify Tolerant Grain Varieties
• Philippine Local Government Officials Participate in Biotech Seminar
• Pakistan Exposition Highlights Need for Advanced Scientific Research
• Pakistani Farmers Seek Government Approval for GM Corn

Europe
• EFSA Releases Opinion on Safety Assessment of GM Plants Developed Through Cisgenesis and Intragenesis
• GM Soybean MON 87701 x MON89788 Safe for EU Import and Processing
• Spelman: GM Rice as Tool for Food Security
• EU Chief Scientific Adviser Sees Need to Tackle Global Food Issues with Biotech

Research
• Nutritional Analysis of GM Rice Varieties in Korea
• Altering Respiratory Activity in GM Tobacco Using mDNA Fragments
• OSOTP 51 Mutation in Rice Leads to Impairment of PSI Complex

Announcements
• 16th International Symposium of the International Society of Tropical Root Crops

Document Reminders
• Crop Post-Harvest Science and Technology: Perishables

USDA Extends Comment Period for Corn Genetically Engineered for Herbicide Tolerance

The public comment period for a petition by Dow AgroScience LLC for corn event DAS-40278-9 seeking a determination of nonregulated status was announced by the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to be extended through April 27, 2012.

The corn event was genetically engineered to provide tolerance to 2,4-D and aryloxyphenoxypropionate acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase inhibitors. APHIS made available for public comment its plant pest risk assessment and draft environmental assessment for DAS-40278-9. These documents can be found at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/biotechnology/news.shtml.

The news release can be viewed at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/2012/02/gecorn.shtml.

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This article is part of the Crop Biotech Update, a weekly summary of world developments in agri-biotech for developing countries, produced by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Aquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA)

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