Crop Biotech Update

July 10, 2019

Curriculum Reforms in Uganda Integrate Modern Biosciences

Years of relentless efforts led by Uganda Biosciences Information Center (UBIC) to integrate modern biosciences into Uganda's middle/secondary schools' curriculum were finally rewarded. Uganda's Ministry of Education and Sports endorsed a new curriculum for agriculture course unit that requires students to be trained on modern biosciences including modern biotechnology applications.

Golden Rice Has Same Nutrients as Traditional Rice Except for the Increased Provitamin A Content

Compositional analysis of genetically engineered crops determines significant changes in nutrient composition as compared to its conventional counterpart. A article published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry presents the results of the compositional analysis of paddy rice, straw, and bran of biofortified rice (Golden Rice or GR2E) compared with samples of non-transgenic, near-isogenic, control rice (PSBRc82) planted over two growing seasons in the Philippines during 2015-2016 at four locations representing the different rice-growing conditions in the country.

Mozambique to Gain from Using GM Maize, Research Reveals

The use of genetically modified (GM) maize could increase crop yield by up to 50 percent, according to a study conducted by the Mozambique Agricultural Research Institute (IIAM). Maize is considered to be one of the most important crops in the country.

Researchers Use Virus in Wheat and Maize Genome Editing

Scientists from China Agricultural University engineered a barley stripe mosaic virus (BSMV)-based guide RNA delivery system for targeted mutagenesis in wheat and maize. The results are published in Molecular Plant Pathology.

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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

Golden Rice Has Same Nutrients as Traditional Rice Except for the Increased Provitamin A Content

PLANT BREEDING INNOVATIONS

GM APPROVAL UPDATES

The Philippines approved cotton MON88701 for food, feed, and processing.
The Philippines approved corn MON87427 x MON89034 x TC1507 x MON87411 x 59122 for food, feed, and processing.
The Philippines approved eggplant EE1 for food, feed, and processing.
The Philippines approved corn MON87429 for food, feed, and processing.
The Philippines approved rice GR2E for commercial propagation.
The Philippines approved (renewal) corn MON89034 for commercial propagation.

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