Australian OGTR Authorizes Field Trials of Bt-HT Cotton
May 13, 2015| |
Australia's Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) issued a license to Bayer CropScience, allowing the field trials of genetically modified (GM) cotton with insect resistance and herbicide tolerance traits. The field trials were allowed to take place in July 2015 to July 2021 in New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia. For the first two years, the maximum planting area allowed is 120 hectares/year and 600 hectares/year for the remaining 4 years. The field trials will be conducted to evaluate the agronomic performance and pest resistance of GM cotton under Australian field conditions.
Read the notification of license decision at the OGTR website.
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