Biotech Updates

Independent Trial Results Available on GM Canola

February 5, 2010

The Australian Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), supported by the National Variety Trials (NVT), has released the results of 150 canola trials across the country in 2009, including 15 containing GM canola. A report, available on the NVT website, outlines the performance of varieties in the GM canola trials and provides information on how to interpret the trial data. "GM canola is one more piece of technology available for grain growers to consider, and the NVT results provide one of a number of data sources to draw upon to help make decisions regarding its potential use," said Juan Juttner, manager at GRDC. More GM canola trials will be planted in 2010, including a greater number in Western Australia following the State Government's decision to lift its moratorium.

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