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ISAAA Announces New SEAsiaCenter Director |
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The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) announces the appointment of Dr. Rhodora Romero-Aldemita as the new ISAAA SEAsiaCenter Director based at the International Rice Research Institute, in the Philippines.
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USDA: No GMOs Detected, No Labeling |
 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard on December 20, 2018. The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Law, passed by Congress in July 2016, directed USDA to establish this national mandatory standard for disclosing foods that are or may be bioengineered (BE).
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| NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD |
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| RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS |
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| PLANT BREEDING INNOVATIONS |
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GM APPROVAL UPDATES |
- The USA approved sugarcane event CTC91087-6 for food and feed.
- The USA approved maize event DBN9858 for food and feed.
- The USA approved potato event Gen2-Z6 for food and feed.
- The USA approved cotton MON88702 for cultivation.
- The USA approved petunia event A1-DFR for cultivation.
- The USA approved maize event PY203 for cultication.
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of 
Shelf life is one of the most important quality traits of tomato linked to modifications in cuticle properties and remodelling of the fruit cell walls. Previous studies have shown that a range of pectin degrading enzymes are involved in cell wall remodelling, which mostly involved only one 
