NZ Applies to Field Test GM Vegetable Brassicas
April 20, 2007| |
The New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research Ltd. has submitted an application to the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) to field test in containment vegetable brassicas. The field test will assess the agronomic performance of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and kale, modified for resistance to caterpillar pests like cabbage white butterfly and diamond-back moth.
Vegetable brassicas are widely grown in New Zealand for both domestic and export markets. Insect pests are a major problem with the most serious being caterpillar pests such as cabbage white butterfly and diamond back moth. Alternative control methods are being studied to offset concerns regarding the use of excessive pesticides, resistance to these chemicals, and presence of chemical residues in the environment. “As there are no Brassica cultivars or close relatives with caterpillar resistance the introduction of insecticidal genes from Bt into plants offers an alternative method for caterpillar control”, said the research team at the Center.
See the application summary at
http://www.ermanz.govt.nz/appfiles/execsumm/word/GMF06001-002.doc.
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