Trait
herbicide tolerance (glufosinate)
Host organism
Zea mays
(Maize)
Trait summary
herbicide tolerance
Project title
Zea mays; the use of glufosinate-ammonium against typical weed species under Belgian agricultural practices using a glufosinate-ammonium tolerant crop
Company / Institution
AgrEvo
Year(s) of release
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Effective year(s) of release
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Period of release
April-July
Location(s)
In 1999: Bierbeek, Aalter, Runkelen, Tiegem, Louvain-la-Neuve, Lovenjoel, Enghien, Thines
Total surface
In 1999: 6.100 m2
Containment measures
All possible measures will be taken to avoid the dispersion of the transgenic plants and the reproductive material of these transgenic plants. Plants are harvested before flowering. The vegetative material will be destroyed at the end of the trials.
Monitoring measures
Treatments will be applied to control volunteer plants.
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 (continued) - Art. 9§3 of Royal Decree of 18 December 1998
Notes
The trangenic line T25 has granted since August 1998 market approval under Directive 90/220/EEC. Material from this line can be used in feed.
Other
There are no documents available for this field trial.