Genetically modified plants and environment http://www.gmo-safety.eu/de/aktuell/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:25:28 +0100 Webmotive Page Engine (http://www.webmotive.net/) de_DE Copyright (c) - Projektverbund bioSicherheit http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/news/737.docu.html EU Commission: Plans up to summer. – Amflora potato: First approval for cultivation in the EU since 1998. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/potato/starch/32.docu.html There are plans to start growing a genetically modified potato ("Amflora") in Europe in the near future with a starch composition that has been modified to make it more suitable for certain industrial applications. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/potato/14.docu.html Deliberate release trials of genetically modified potatoes http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/potato/starch/30.docu.html The extraction of starch from potatoes has tripled since the eighties. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/potato/ Biosafety research on genetically modified potatoes with new components and resistance to diseases. Starch, deliberate releases and authorisations for potatoes. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/ genetically modified plants, safety research, gmo, genetic engineering, environment, biosafety research project, risk assessment, non-target organisms, field trial http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/oilseed_rape/agriculture/57.docu.html Deliberate release trials with genetically modified oilseed rape in the EU. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/coexistence/482.docu.html DEFRA, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, submitted a consultation paper on coexistence in July 2006. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/coexistence/513.docu.html Until now it has been left to the individual EU member states to decide whether and how to regulate coexistence when growing genetically modified and conventional crops. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/oilseed_rape/agriculture/47.docu.html The breakthrough in oilseed rape cultivation came with the new 00 varieties. Almost the whole of Germany’s rape cultivation area is now planted with 00 rape. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/oilseed_rape/agriculture/85.docu.html Oilseed rape cultivation: In the last fifteen years the area under cultivation has doubled, reaching 1.47 million hectares in 2009. However, quite a significant agricultural outlay is required to obtain good yields. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/news/736.docu.html A new breeding method is acceptable even to biotechnology critics. Does TILLING make genetic engineering methods superfluous for plant breeding? http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/wood/59.docu.html It will probably be another five to ten years before the research and development is far enough for the first genetically modified trees can be commercially used in Europe. In the USA there is already market approval for papaya and plums with gene technology-generated virus resistance. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/wood/98.docu.html Even the comparatively short-lived poplar can live to a hundred years or more. Transgenic modifications can therefore be effective for long periods of time. This is of relevance for all conceivable risks. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/grain/490.docu.html Two safety research projects are currently studying genetically modified barley with increased fungal resistance and to improve the processing qualities. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/news/735.docu.html Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh announces an indefinite moratorium on the cultivation of Bt brinjal and demands more public research into GM plants. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/wood/poplar/54.docu.html Transgenic woody plants play only a minor part. Most of the field trials of genetically modified trees have been conducted in the USA, Canada and Europe. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/wood/poplar/474.docu.html Endophytic bacteria live in the plant tissue. If genetically modified agrobacteria persist in the plant, a gene transfer could take place between the different bacteria. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/wood/apple_rose/531.docu.html RNA interference is a complex molecular biological mechanism for silencing genes. It is just eight years since the two scientists Andrew Fire and Craig Mello discovered the mechanism of RNA interference, for which they have since been awarded the Nobel Prize. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/maize/bt-concept/330.docu.html The Western corn rootworm (diabrotica virgifera). Having crossed the Atlantic from the USA, this beetle is now threatening to cause sustained damage to European maize fields too. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/maize/202.docu.html Cultivated maize as food, feed and industrial raw material http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/maize/soil/718.docu.html Biosafety research results on genetically modified Bt maize MON88017. This maize is resistant to the Western corn rootworm: No impacts on leef beetles, ground beetles and soil organisms were found, sooner a varietal effect. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/maize/bt-concept/146.docu.html Genetic engineering has fundamentally changed the face of plant protection. Maize and cotton with genetically engineered insect resistance have been extensively cultivated for about ten years now, particularly in the USA. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/science_live/ Reports on biological safety research projects. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/maize/ Biosafety research on genetically modified maize: Bt maize and the Western corn rootworm respectively the European corn borer and the impacts on non-target organisms. The decomposition of Bt toxin in the environment. Resistance development and outcrossing. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/maize/ecosystem/ Overview: Bt maize and the ecosystem. Effects on non-target organisms. International research: Impacts on species diversity. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/maize/ecosystem/734.docu.html Feeding experiments are being conducted on caterpillars at RWTH Aachen University. Researchers are interested in finding out whether genetically modified Bt maize is harmful to butterflies. A report on hungry caterpillars, pollen traps and a successful butterfly-breeding programme. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/news/731.docu.html Farmers in the US are increasingly facing problems with herbicide-resistant weeds. A recent study blames the problem on the cultivation of genetically modified crops. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/news/733.docu.html Scientists from five European countries have developed a mathematical model for predicting the risk to butterflies and moths from genetically modified Bt maize. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/news/732.docu.html Interview with Christopher Preston at the University of Adelaide about coexistence between GM and conventional canola cultivations. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/news/730.docu.html Germany/Berlin - NABU symposium: US American ecologists presented their new research results on the effects of Bt-maize on caddis flies. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/news/729.docu.html Germany - European Joint Project on Technology Assessment of Genetically Modified Plants: An Interview with Rolf Meyer, the Coordinator of the Project http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/potato/nutrition/728.docu.html Results of safety research: Zeaxanthin potatoes: The higher zeaxanthin levels in the potato tubers could have an impact on bacterial and fungal communities in the root area, which could affect litter breakdown. ... http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/oilseed_rape/environment/604.docu.html GM oiseed rape in the environment: Outcrossing to related species http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/oilseed_rape/ Oilseed rape in the environment, bees and oilseed rape pollen, oilseed rape in agriculture, oilseed rape and dispersal http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/gene_transfer/confinement/697.docu.html New research projects: Biological confinement of new genes could be achieved through male sterility or transgene-free pollen formation, e.g. plastid transformation. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/news/726.docu.html In the USA the proportion of farmers following the resistance management requirements for genetically modified Bt maize has been declining for some years. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/gene_transfer/marker_genes/226.docu.html So far no evidence under natural conditions. The results at a glance. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/news/725.docu.html Indian environment minister puts approval on hold following heavy public protests http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/news/724.docu.html Germany/Berlin - Clear signals for research on genetically modified plants. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/maize/bt-concept/143.docu.html Already widespread in Southern Germany and Oderbruch, the European corn borer has now reached Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the Baltic coast on its inexorable march northwards. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/debate/ Debate at gmo-safety.eu presents texts and opinions surrounding green genetic engineering. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/debate/721.docu.html Can genetically modified crops help in the fight against global hunger? Interview with Matin Qaim, University of Göttingen http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/debate/722.docu.html Can genetically modified crops help in the fight against global hunger? Interview with Hans R. Herren, Co-Chair of the IAASTD http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/debate/723.docu.html One billion people are suffering from hunger and malnourishment. In view of the estimated growth in world population to around nine billion, food production would have to be increased by 70 per cent globally by 2050. ... http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/news/720.docu.html Germany/Hannover - BIOTECHNICA, Europe’s largest biotechnology exhibition closed its doors. GMO Safety was represented there for the first time and provide information on biosafety research into genetically modified plants. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/legal_notice/ GMO Safety - Legal notice http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/maize/soil/ Research projects and results: Bt protein in the soil. How quickly does it break down in the soil and could it also be harmful to the micro-organisms living in and on the soil? http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/photos/717.docu.html Photos: Biosafety research: As part of a BMBF-funded biosafety research project, scientists at the University of Bayreuth are investigating possible effects of genetically modified Bt maize on honeybees. http://www.gmo-safety.eu/en/maize/resistance/598.docu.html If insect-resistant Bt maize is cultivated on a large scale, sooner or later the targeted pests (European corn borer and Western corn rootworm) could develop resistance.