B/BE/23/V4

Host organism: Zea mays (Maize)
Zea Mays photo
Trait: 

The edited maize lines have a shorter stature and larger biomass due to an edit in a transcription factor gene and a transcriptional coactivator gene resulting in an altered expression. Both edits impact together internode elongation and, hence, plant height and biomass quantity.

Project title: 
R&D Field trial to evaluate the phenotype and yield of maize lines gene edited for optimised plant architecture
Company/Institution: 
INARI Agriculture N.V.
Year(s) of release: 
2024
Effective year(s) of release: 
2024
Period of release: 
15-04-2023 -10-12-2023
Location(s): 
Wetteren, Belgium
Number of sites: 
1
Total surface: 
1710 m2
Containment measures: 

Special care will be taken for any seed material be transported to and from the trial site.
Border rows of conventional maize will be planted around the actual field trial as pollen catch plants.
The trial will be located at least 200 m away from any other maize. Furthermore, a 1.80 m high wire
fence will surround the field trial to prevent accidental intruding and accidental removal or spread of
modified maize material.
At the end of the trial, all plants, including the conventional border rows, will be harvested and
inactivated.

Status: 

Authorized

Type of procedure: 
Standard procedure - Chapter II Royal Decree 21 February 2005

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