Detail of Crop & Food Research's approvals
GMF06001 In May 2007 approval was given to assess agronomic performance, in the Lincoln region, over 10 years of vegetable and forage brassicas, specifically cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and kale, modified for resistance to caterpillar pests like cabbage white butterfly and diamond-back moth.
Reports
GMF03001 In December 2003 approval was given to field test onions genetically modified for tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate, and to evaluate their environmental impact; herbicide tolerance; agronomic performance; development as cultivars and equivalency to non-genetically modified onions.
Note: Trial discontinued May 2008. Approval expires December 2013.
Reports
- Crop & Food Final Field Test Report 2008 [pdf - 2.3Mb]
- Crop & Food Annual Field Test Report 2007 [pdf - 160kb]
- Crop & Food Annual Field Test Report 2006 [pdf - 227kb]
- Crop & Food Annual Field Test Report 2005 [pdf - 1.75mb]
For more information on Crop & Food Research see the website at: www.crop.cri.nz