
Limited Release of GM Crops in the EU
January 29, 2010 |
The European Union Joint Research Council has published notifications on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified (GM) crops for non-commercial use in Europe. For this month, these include:
- maize lines developed by Pioneer Hi-Bred and tested by Szent Istvan University in Hungary. The lines express the glyphosate-N-acetyltransferase (gat4621) gene and a modified maize acetolactate synthase (zm-hra) gene for herbicide tolerance, or the Cry1F gene for resistance to lepidopteran pests,
- glyphosate-resistant sugarbeet hybrids expressing the glyphosate CP4 EPSPS protein by Ses Vanderhave Iberica in Spain,
- sugarbeet lines resistant to rhizomania in Sweden. Rhizomania is a disease caused by the Beet Necrotic Yellow Vein Virus (BNYVV). The sugarbeet lines express a RZM gene which confers resistance to the disease and the phosphomannose isomerase (PMI) gene, which acts as a selectable marker gene,
- and insect-resistant maize lines expressing the Cry1F and PAT genes developed by Procase Semillas in Spain Genetically modified maize lines develop by Monsanto in Spain (MON 89034 x MON 88017, NK603 x MON 810 MON 89034 and MON 89034 x MON 88017).
For more information on the release, visit http://gmoinfo.jrc.ec.europa.eu/gmp_browse.aspx
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