Maize genetically modified

Typical goals of g. are the transformation of - pesticide resistance into crops, the resistance against the European com borer into maize (genetically modified - cora), the incorporation of - fatty acid patterns of - coconut into the pattern of - ra-peseed to open another source for lauric oil (- fats and oils), the improvement of crop and vegetable species by adding specific flavor genes. 

Bennet, R.M., R.H. Phipps, and A.M. Strange. 2006. The use of life cycle assessment to compare the environmental impact of production and feeding of conventional and genetically modified maize for broiler production in Argentina. J. Anim. Feed Sci. 15 71-82. 

Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms on a request from the Commission related to the safety of foods and food ingredients derived from insect-protected genetically modified maize MON 863 and MON 863 x MON 810, for which a request for placing on the market was submitted under Article 4 of the Novel Food Regulation (EC) No 258/97 b y Monsanto. European Food Safety Journal 2004 (50) 1—25. 

The advantage for the farmer is that he needs only one product, instead of several different selective (and more expensive) herbicides. Roundup ready soybeans were launched in 1996 and today 50 percent of the soybean crop in the United States is derived from roundup ready seeds. Other glyphosate-resistant transgenic crops introduced by Monsanto are maize and oil seed rape. Competing companies also developed herbicide-resistant plants or plants genetically modified to be protected against certain pests, but none has achieved a commercial breakthrough, mainly because of political reasons. 

Kurihara H, Shindo Y, Matsuoka T, et al. (2002). Novel reference molecules for quantitation of genetically modified maize and soybean. J. AOAC Int., 85(5) 1077-1089. 

DNA from genetically modified organisms. However, it is often not simple to spot these ingredients on the list. The declaration vegetable oil could mean that the oil originated from sunflower, soy, maize, or canola. Some other ingredients are even less obvious than that ... 

Tengel C, Schussler P, Setzke E, Balles J, Sprenger-Haussels M (2(X)1). PCR-based detection of genetically modified soybean and maize in raw and highly processed foodstuffs. Biotechniques, 31(2) 426-429. 

The internationally harmonized approach is based on the principle of comparative safety assessment, also known as substantial equivalence [4], This entails the comparison of the genetically modified organism (GMO) with a conventional counterpart that has a history of safe use. Eor example, a GM maize crop that has been genetically modified with a gene encoding an insecticidal protein from... 

Sanchez, L., Gonzdlez, R., Crego, A. L., and Cifuentes, A. A simple capillary gel electrophoresis approach for efficient and reproducible DNA separations. Analysis of genetically modified soy and maize, J. Sep. ScL, 30, 579, 2007. 

Garcia-Canas, V., Gonzalez, R., and Cifuentes, A., Detection of genetically modified maize by polymerase chain reaction and capillary gel electrophoresis with UV detection and laser-induced fluorescence, J. Agric. Food Chem., 50, 1016, 2002. 

Over the years, Roundup hzs developed into the commercially most successful herbicide ever, superior by far to all other plant protection agents. [30] A major contributor to this blockbuster story was the timely development of genetically modified (GM), f o nd p -resistant crops, especially soya and maize. Thereby, the loss in profit from the patent expiration of glyphosate in 2000 was not only compensated, Monsanto even managed to extend the life cycle of Roundup by tying it to its new and prosperously growing seed business. 

FFSA. 2005c Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms on an application (Reference FFSA GMO DF 2004 03) for the placing on the market of insect protected genetically modified maize MON... 

Lutz, B., S. Wiedemann, R. Einspanier, J. Mayer, and C. Albrecht. 2005. Degradation of CrylAb protein from genetically modified maize in the bovine gastrointestinal tract. J. Agric. Food Chem. 53 1453-1456. 

Griffiths, B., S. Caul, J. Thompson, A. Birch, C. Scrimgeour, M. Andersen, J. Cortet, A. Messean, C. Sausse, B. Lacroix, P. Krogh. 2005. A comparison of soil microbial community structure, protozoa and nematodes in field plots of conventional and genetically modified maize expressing the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry 1 Ah toxin. Plant and Soil 275 135-146. 

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