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