Date of publication: April 1,
2005
Source:
http://gmoinfo.jrc.it/gmp_browse_geninf.asp
Notification number: B/PL/05/02-02-CON
Member State: Poland
Date of Acknowledgement: 27/01/2005
Title of the Project: Testing of genetically modified
maize tolerant to glyphosate herbicide
Proposed period of release From:01/04/2005
To:30/11/2007
Name of the Institute(s) or Company(ies): Pioneer Hi-Bred
Services GmbH;
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
|
F1
hybrids of 39D80 line |
2. Description of the traits and characteristics which have
been introduced or modified, including marker genes and previous
modifications:
NK603 maize plants have been genetically modified by the
introduction of the cp4epsps gene, from Agrobacterium sp. strain
CP4, that confers tolerance to glyphosate herbicide, to allow
the farmers to use a broad-spectrum, non-selective, systemic
herbicide for the weeding of the maize fields.
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 is given hereafter.
Contains Confidential Business Information, as per information
provided on C/ES/00/01 and C/ES/03/01 Summary Notification
Information Formats.
6. Brief description of the method used for the genetic
modification:
NK603 maize was modified by incorporation of a restriction
fragment of plasmid DNA, designated as PV-ZMGT32L, into the
maize genome using a particle acceleration method, as stated in
C/ES/00/01 and C/ES/03/01 Summary Notification Information
Formats.
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 the testing of hybrids in view of
registration on the National List.
2. Geographical location of the site:
Voivodeships: Dolnoslaskie, Slaskie, Wielkopolskie,
Malopolskie (West, South-west, South part of Poland).
3. Size of the site (m2):
Size of each 5 testing sites will include ca. 600 m2 and
another ca. 400 m2 of souranding buffer zone. 1507 maize plots
will cover 96 m2 at each of 5 locations.
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 this genetically modified maize and no environmental
problems were reported for these trials. The transgenic plants
have appeared normal in all respects. They were
indistinguishable from the non-genetically modified maize
plants, except for showing herbicide tolerance when glyphosate
is applied, trait due to the genetic modification.
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 to the environment
from the deliberate release of genetically modified maize
tolerant to glyphosate herbicide have been reported. This is
based on the information contained in Monsanto’s notifications
C/ES/00/01 and C/ES/03/01.
In addition, the opinion adopted on 25 November 2003 by the
European Food Safety Authority concluded that Zea mays L. line
NK603 is as safe as conventional maize and that its placing on
the market for food, feed or processing is therefore unlikely to
have an adverse effect on human or animal health or, in that
context on the environment.
Brief description of any measures taken for the management of
risks:
The shedding of pollen from the genetically modified plants
will be controlled by maintaining a 200-meter isolation distance
with any other commercial maize 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 by mechanical destruction and incorporation into the soil.
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. |
