Videos

Harvest on the trial field

October 2008: The maize in the trial field is ready to be harvested. The entire plant will be threshed, ensiled and used in a biogas plant.

New trial series with Bt maize: Comparing different varieties

Insects are shaken out of the male maize flower and cought in a landing net. .

Peak season on the trial field

August 2008: Blossoming maize. It is peak season for scientists on the field. Again it should be investigated if genetically modified bt maize is having an effect on microbes in the field. Everywhere on the trial field floor traps have to be emptied and sticky traps need to be exchanged. A special interest applies to butterflies and bees.

New trial series with Bt maize: Comparing different varieties

When all parcels are arranged, the sowing can begin.

New trial field for Bt maize

At the end of May 2008, a working team of the RWTH Aachen arranged parcels on an acreage of about eight hectares for a new trial field. In the next few month, genetically modified bt maize and conventional maize for comparison will grow on these parcels. After all parcles have been measured and marked the sowing began.

Precision work: Laying out a trial field area.