Trait
herbicide tolerance (glyphosate)
Host organism
Zea mays
(Maize)
Trait summary
herbicide tolerance
Project title
A long-range experimental program for the development of a Roundup Ready transgenic maize (tolerant to glyphosate) - line NK 603
Company / Institution
Monsanto
Year(s) of release
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Effective year(s) of release
2000
Period of release
April-December
Location(s)
In 2000: Franc-Waret
Total surface
In 2000: 3200 m2
Containment measures
An isolation distance of 300 m to other fields containing conventional maize needs to be respected. The transgenic material also needs to be surrounded by a non-transgenic maize border of 4 rows. Before and after the experiment the cleaning of the drill will be guaranteed. At the end of the experiment the vegetative material and the non-transgenic maize border will be destroyed (incorporation into soil).
Monitoring measures
After harvest the volunteer plants need to be controlled and destroyed. The first years after the trials, the cultivation of maize at the location of the trials will be forbidden.
Status
- The Biosafety Advisory Council a.i. issued a positive advice (with conditions) for this field trial.- Authorization procedure completed. The notifier was granted authorization from the Federal Minister to perform the trial.
Type of procedure
Simplified procedure (first year) - Art. 9§3 of Royal Decree of 18 December 1998
B/BE/00/WSP13 - Fiche d'information destinée au public (préparée par le notifiant)