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PHILIPPINES Field trials begin for
GM eggplant in the Philippines 06-April-2012 AgroNews View
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Trials of genetically modified
eggplant started in the Philippines last week, according to
an entomologist from the Universit of the Philippines in Baños
(UPLB)-Institute of Plant Breeding. The GM eggplant has been
designed to contain the Bacillus thuringiensis gene. The GM
eggplant has been called Bt Talong. The trial is taking place
at the University of Southern Mindanao (USM) in Kabacan, Cotabato
province.
Lourdes Taylo, Ph.D., the entomologist, told BusinessWorld,
“The field trial would run for about three months.”
Jenny Panopio, special project coordinator of the Southeast
Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture-Biotechnology
Information Center, separately confirmed the field trial of
Bt Talong in the state-run university.
Frank Shotkoski, Ph.D., director of the Agricultural Biotechnology
Support Market II at Cornell University, earlier said the
field testing at the USM may run for three to four months,
the normal cycle for eggplants to mature and bear fruit.
Source: Philippine Department of Agriculture 2012-4-6
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