Date of publication: February 5, 2004
Source:
http://gmoinfo.jrc.it/gmp_browse_geninf.asp
Notification
report
General information
Notification Number:
B/ES/04/03
Member State:Spain
Date of Acknowledgement:08/01/2004
Title of the Project:
Testing of Lepidopteran insect resistant and herbicides
tolerant maize hybrids.
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 inbreds: one inbred has received am insert
providing resistance to certain Lepidopteran insects and
tolerance to glufosinate ammonium herbicide and the other inbred
has received an insert for tolerance to glyphosate herbicide
(confidential information is available in Annex 1 and in
notification B/ES/01/05 submitted by Monsanto).
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 of the hybrids are provided in Annex 1 (Confidential
Business Information) and Monsanto dossier B/ES/01/05
(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 in 2004 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 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 crossing behaved as conventional hybrids. They
were indistinguishable from the non-genetically modified corn
plants except for showing tolerance when the herbicides
(glufosinate and glyphosate) have been applied as well as
showing resistance to Lepidopteran insects such as European Corn
Borer.
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 Lepidopteran insects and tolerant to glufosinate and
glyphosate herbicides 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. |
