Approaches to limiting the dispersal of transgenic potatoes

(2008 – 2011) Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Chair of Biochemistry more

Maize without pollen: No more outcrossing?

On a field near Braunschweig, scientists from the Julius Kühn Institute are investigating whether their new concept to prevent the spread o… more

Release of genetically modified eucalyptus approved

USDA approves environmental release of 200,000 genetically modified eucalyptus trees in seven states. Gene constructs for male sterility, c… more

Transgenic aspens: Testing the reliability of male sterility systems

(2008 – 2011) Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Institute for Forest Genetics, Großhansdorf more

How reliable is the cultivation of male-sterile maize as a means of restricting dispersal?

(2008 – 2011) Julius-Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI), Institute for Biosafety of Genetically Modified Plants more

Male-sterile plants prevent the spread of transgenes

(2005 – 2008) University of Würzburg, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology more

Plants without pollen

Plants disperse their genes via pollen. Targeted suppression of pollen formation could be of particular interest for plants intended for the p… more

Seed sterility

One way of preventing transgenes from spreading, and thereby from outcrossing, is to engineer seed sterility. There are a number of different … more

Sterile poplars prevent outcrossing in forest ecosystems

(2001 – 2005) Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products (BFH), Institute for Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, Gr… more

Transgenic apple varieties – Approaches for the prevention of outcrossing and dispersal

(2001 – 2005) Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ), Institute of Fruit Breeding (IOZ) more