Deliberate release into the
environment of GMOs for any other purposes than placing on the
market
Testing of genetically modified maize
tolerant to an herbicide - Pioneer Genetique Sarl, France |
Date of publication: September 5, 2004
Source:
http://gmoinfo.jrc.it/gmp_browse_geninf.asp
Notification
report
General information
Notification Number:
B/FR/04/03/05
Member State:France
Date of Acknowledgement:3/1/2004
Title of the Project: Testing of genetically modified
maize tolerant to an herbicide.
Proposed period of release From:4/15/2004
To:12/15/2007
Name of the Institute(s) or Company(ies): Pioneer
Genetique Sarl;
3. Is the same GMPt release planned elsewhere in the
Community?
Not known
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)
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Common Name
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Family Name
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Genus |
Species
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Subspecies
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Cultivar/breeding line
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| maize
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poaceae |
zea
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zea
mays |
mays
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experimental hybrids and inbred lines |
2. Description of the traits and characteristics which have
been introduced or modified, including marker genes and previous
modifications:
The genes introduced confer to the maize plants the tolerance
to glyphosate.
There have been no previous genetic modifications of the
parental organism
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 transformation event contains a protein gene from
Agrobacterium species strain CP4 which confers tolerance to
glyphosate.
6. Brief description of the method used for the genetic
modification:
Maize plants have been transformed by particle acceleration
method.
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 on the one hand, to collect
agronomic data, on the other hand to collect
morpho-physiological data as well as data on proteins expression
and analytical composition, of the genetically modified plants
in comparison with the non-modified equivalent maize plants.
2. Geographical location of the site:
The releases are planned at several locations in France in
2004 within the following areas: Aude, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Lot
et Garonne, Tarn et Garonne.
3. Size of the site (m2):
Each site will have up to 3000 m2 sown with the particular
genetically modified plants concerned by this application, the
total area covered by this trial (all varieties and borders
included) will be higher. There will be up to 10 field trials
sown each year.
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.
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 have been reported.
Brief description of any measures taken for the management of
risks:
The shedding of pollen from the genetically modified plants
will be controlled either by maintaining a 200-meter isolation
distance with any other commercial maize crop, or manually by
removing the tassels or bagging them before any pollen shed can
occur.
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.
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) 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. |
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