This is a genetically modified (GM) wheat. If approved for a licence to sell the seeds to farmers, I think I’m right to say that this will be the first GM wheat to get such a licence for commercial growing anywhere in the world. Are other GM crops already being grown commercially in Australia?
Yes, you are absolutely right, this would be the first GM wheat to be grown commercially. I am not sure about other GM crops in Australia but I do know there has been research on some, bananas for eg. Would be interesting to know what the situation is over there regarding GM crops….
No GM is grown in Britain except for a few scientific trials. Likewise the rest of Europe except for 2 crops which are grown commercially in some EU states. A maize (Zea mays) and, I think, a potato (Solanum tuberosum). Here’s a timeline http://www.genewatch.org/sub-568798 GM is a current topic of debate here, which I blog about quite often.
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This is a genetically modified (GM) wheat. If approved for a licence to sell the seeds to farmers, I think I’m right to say that this will be the first GM wheat to get such a licence for commercial growing anywhere in the world. Are other GM crops already being grown commercially in Australia?
Yes, you are absolutely right, this would be the first GM wheat to be grown commercially. I am not sure about other GM crops in Australia but I do know there has been research on some, bananas for eg. Would be interesting to know what the situation is over there regarding GM crops….
No GM is grown in Britain except for a few scientific trials. Likewise the rest of Europe except for 2 crops which are grown commercially in some EU states. A maize (Zea mays) and, I think, a potato (Solanum tuberosum). Here’s a timeline http://www.genewatch.org/sub-568798 GM is a current topic of debate here, which I blog about quite often.