Germany's KWS Completes Trials of GM Sugarbeets
September 12, 2008| |
KWS Saat Ag (KWS), an agriculture company based in Germany, has completed research trials in six locations of genetically modified (GM) sugarbeets which are tolerant to the herbicide Roundup Ready ®. The trials were done to test the genetically modified sugarbeets in different environments in Germany and their effects on the agroecosystem. Questions on the agronomic and phenotypic features as well as the mechanism of action of the integrated gene were dealt with as well as the effects on non-target organisms such as insects. Cultivation of the GM sugarbeets in the EU is projected by 2015 at the earliest.
News about KWS in German is available at http://www.kws.com/ while an English translation is provided by http://www.seedquest.com/News/releases/2008/september/23527.htm http://www.kws.de/ Company profile of KWS in English is at http://wrightreports.ecnext.com/coms2/reportdesc_COMPANY_C28036000
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