Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have identified a relationship between maize crop yield and the specific genetic activity associated with one of the plant's metabolic pathways.
Forty-three delegates from 10 Asian countries composed of farmer-leaders, scientists and the academia, media, as well as representatives from government and private institutions gathered for the week-long 13th Pan-Asia Farmers' Exchange Program held on April 1-5, 2019 in Manila, Philippines.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO Panel) has published the Scientific Opinion on the safety of six-event stack genetically modified (GM) maizeBt11 × MIR162 × MIR604 × 1507 × 5307 × GA21 and its subcombinations independently of their origin. The scientific opinion is published based on the application EFSA‐GMO‐DE‐2011‐103 under Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 from Syngenta Crop Protection AG.
Scientists from Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique in France together with partners in Italy reported single and multiple gene mutagenesis using stably transformed plants. The findings are published in Plant Cell Reports.