Date of publication: February 5, 2004
Source:
http://gmoinfo.jrc.it/gmp_browse_geninf.asp
Notification
report
General information
Notification Number:
B/ES/04/05
Member State:Spain
Date of Acknowledgement:08/01/2004
Title of the Project:
Testing of maize hybrids resistant to certain Coleopteran and
Lepidopteran insects and tolerant to herbicides.
Proposed period of release From:15/04/2004
To:15/12/2004
Name of the Institute(s) or Company(ies): PIONEER
HI-BRED SPAIN S.L.;
3. Is the same GMPt release planned elsewhere in the
Community?
No
4 - Has the same GMPt been notified elsewhere by the same
notifier?
No
Genetically
modified plant
1. Complete name of the
recipient or parental plant(s)
|
Common Name |
Family Name |
Genus |
Species |
Subspecies |
Cultivar/breeding line |
| maize
|
poaceae
|
zea
|
zea mays
|
mays
|
Experimental hybrids. |
2. Description of the traits and characteristics which have
been introduced or modified, including marker genes and previous
modifications:
The tested maize hybrids have been obtained by crossing two
genetically modified parental components: one parental component
has received an insert providing resistance to certain
Coleopteran insects and tolerance to glufosinate ammonium
herbicide (confidential information provided in Annex 1), the
other parental component has received inserts for resistance to
certain Lepidopteran insects and tolerance to glufosinate
ammonium herbicide (confidential information is provided in
Annex 1) and for tolerance to glyphosate herbicide (confidential
information is available in notification B/ES/01/05).
Genetic
modification
3. Type of genetic
modification:
Insertion;
4. In case of insertion of genetic material, give the source
and intended function of each constituent fragment of the region
to be inserted:
The list of the genetic elements inserted in the parental
lines are provided in Annex 1 and Monsanto B/ES/01/05 (both are
Confidential Business Information).
6. Brief description of the method used for the genetic
modification:
Genetic modification has been applied to the parental lines
but the hybrid tested has been made by traditional crossing.
7. If the recipient or parental plant is a forest tree
species, describe ways and extent of dissemination and specific
factors affecting dissemination:
Not applicable.
Experimental
Release
1. Purpose of the release:
The goal of this release is to collect data on the
composition of the different parts of the modified plants as
well as their non-modified counterparts and on the expression of
the produced proteins.
2. Geographical location of the site:
The release is planned at several locations in Spain in 2004:
- Andalucía: Los Palacios (Sevilla), Los Molares (Sevilla), Los
Rosales (Sevilla).
- Aragón: Montañana (Zaragoza) (2 locations), San Juan de
Morrifar (Zaragoza), Pastriz (Zaragoza), Barbastro (Huesca),
Tamarite de Litera (Huesca), Graus (Huesca).
- Castilla la Mancha: Albacete (3 locations)
- Castilla-León: Colinas de Trasmontes (Zamora), El Burgo Ranero
(León) (2 locations)
- Cataluña: Vimbodí (Lérida), Tremp (Lérida), Alguaire (Lérida).
- Madrid: Fuentidueña de Tajo (Madrid), Villamarique de Tajo
(Madrid), Estremeda (Madrid).
-Navarra: Cortes (3 locations)
3. Size of the site (m2):
The trial at each site will cover about 1.000 m2 (all
varieties and borders included) of which 150 m2 will be planted
with the transgenic plants concerned by this application.
4. Relevant data regarding previous releases carried out with
the same GM-plant, if any, specifically related to the potential
environmental and human health impacts from the release:
Field trials have already been conducted in several locations
with the individual events and no environmental problems were
reported for these trials. The transgenic plants resulting from
the traditional cross behaved as conventional maize hybrids.
They were indistinguishable from the non-genetically modified
maize plants except for showing resistance to Coleopteran
insects such as Western Corn Rootworm and Lepidopteran insects
such as European Corn Borer and showing tolerance when the
herbicides (glufosinate and glyphosate) have been applied.
Environmental
Impact and Risk Management
Summary of the potential
environmental impact from the release of the GMPts:
No risks to human and animal health or the environment from
the deliberate release of genetically modified maize resistant
to Coleopteran insects and tolerant to glufosinate nor from
genetically modified maize resistant to Lepidopteran insects and
tolerant to glufosinate and glyphosate have been reported. This
is based on the environmental risk assessment included in the
notification.
Brief description of any measures taken for the management of
risks:
The shedding of pollen from the genetically modified plants
will be controlled by removing the tassels or by bagging them
before any pollen shed can occur. Moreover, a 200m-isolation
distance will be maintained to any other commercial corn crop.
Seed dispersal of individual kernels does not generally occur.
They are fixed on a cob and enclosed in many husks that protect
the seeds from outside contact. For this trial, a few seeds will
need to be collected for analysis; this will be done by sampling
the whole ear and unused seeds will be destroyed.
In case of any emergency, the trial could be stopped by
application of a non-selective herbicide other than glyphosate
or glufosinate or by mechanical destruction and incorporation
into the soil.
At the end of the release all remaining plant matter that has
not been harvested for analyses will be destroyed by chopping
and incorporating into the soil.
Volunteer maize will be monitored during the following year. An
herbicide treatment (other than glyphosate or glufosinate) will
be used in order to ensure destruction if needed.
Summary of foreseen field trial studies focused to gain new
data on environmental and human health impact from the release:
Not applicable to this release. |
