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New Delhi, Jun 21: The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) is slated to approve multi locational research trials of a number genetically modified (GM) food crops at its meeting on Friday. These GM crops include six Bt rice hybrids, three Bt okra hybrids, two GM corn crops, eight Bt eggplant hybrids.
The six Bt rice hybrids developed by Mahyco slated to undergo field trials are MRP 5305 Bt, MRP 5319 Bt, MRP 5401 Bt, MRP 5445 Bt, MRP 5629 Bt and MRP 5631 Bt. Field trials are slated to be conducted in 12 locations in 10 states. The three Bt okra hybrids also developed by Mahyco, namely MHOK-10 Bt, MHOK-12 Bt and MHOK-421 Bt, are slated to undergo field trials in 20 locations across the country. Among two GM corn crops slated to undergo field trials are YieldGard corn and Roundup Ready corn (NK603) developed by Monsanto India.
Among eight Bt eggplant hybrids slated to undergo field trials are Malapur local, Manjari Gotha, Kudachi local, Udupi Gulla, 112-GO and Rabakavi local developed by University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad and SBJ 9Bt and SBJ 10 Bt developed by Sungro Seeds Research Ltd, Jammu.
The GEAC had set up an in-house panel to study its implications of the May 9 court order. The GEAC member-secretary, Ranjani Warrier when contacted confirmed saying “multi-location research trials of some GM food crops are on the agenda for discussions in the 78th meeting of GEAC slated on Friday.” Also in the agenda for discussion are field trials of a number of Bt cotton hybrids and approved events and commercial release of 8 Bt cotton hybrids for central and southern India.
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