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EU record number Company/Institution Host organism Project title Trait
B/BE/24/V3 VIB Maize Scientific field evaluation of maize with improved digestibility

The genetically modified maize plants have an altered composition of their cell wall resulting from the presence of mutations in three genes involved in the biosynthesis of lignin.

B/BE/24/V2 VIB Poplar Field evaluation of poplars with a modified wood composition

The genetically modified trees have an altered wood composition

B/BE/24/V1 VIB Poplar Field evaluation of poplars with a decreased lignin content

Wood with decreased lignin content

B/BE/02/V1 Plant Research International Apple tree Testing of genetically modified apple trees with enhanced resistance to fungi

fungal disease resistance (scab, mildew, fruit tree canker)

B/BE/02/VW4 Aventis CropScience Oilseed rape Field evaluation with genetically modified pod shatter resistant oilseed rape

pod shatter resistance, herbicide tolerance (glufosinate)

B/BE/02/V5 Aventis CropScience Maize Evaluation of new insect tolerant corn lines

insect resistance (European corn borer), herbicide tolerance (glufosinate/glyphosate)

B/BE/02/WSP6 Warcoing-Chicoline Chicory Selection program of glufosinate tolerant chicory lines and families in view of the production of new synthetic varieties and tolerant hybrids

herbicide tolerance (glufosinate)

B/BE/02/V3 Advanta/SES Europe Sugar beet Validation of a concept of long-term resistance to the rhizomania virus (beet necrotic yellow vein virus, BNYVV): field experimentation of sugar beet genetically modified to be resistant to rhizomania.

virus resistance (rhizomania virus: beet necrotic yellow vein virus, BNYVV), herbicide tolerance (glufosinate and bialaphos)