Seed Today - Q1 2008 - (Page 76) GM Sugar Cane Brazilian GM sugar cane’s sugar content increased 15 percent private firm based in the state of Sao Paulo, made a great step forward in February, 2007 by obtaining approval from the Brazilian authorities to field trial three varieties of genetically modified cane. According to CTC, sugar cane has been modified to exhibit sucrose levels 15 percent higher than those of ordinary sugar cane. If field trials are successful, CTC may bring these plants to market by the end of the decade. However, some scientists expect that progress may be delayed through opposition from environmental groups. CTC’s high-sucrose GM plants build on the success of the Brazilian Sugar Cane EST Genome Project (SUCEST). This project was carried out by several Brazilian universities between 1998 and 2003. Scientists used project results to establish one of the most comprehensive databases integrating genome sequences for sugar cane. Subsequently—with the cooperation of CTC, the Lucelia Central Alcohol Distillery and various Brazilian universities—a new project was launched to analyze more than 2,000 genes of sugar cane. Researchers found and patented 200 target genes related to the accumulation of saccharose in the plant. Cut sugar cane (Rufino Uribe photo) This article is taken from GMO Compass.com, Jan. 17, 2008. Second only to the United States in terms of ethanol production, Brazil produced over four billion gallons in 2005. To enhance the country’s biofuel production, local scientists are working on the development of GM plants to provide heightened sugar yields and other improved characteristics. New Funding Paves the Way In February, 2007, Brazil’s federal government announced plans to fuel Brazilian biotechnology by investing $5.1 billion over the next 10 years to fund biotechnological research, including the development of a new strain of drought resistant sugar cane. GM Sugar Cane The Cane Technology Center (CTC), a Response No. 761 Response No. 762 76 First Quarter 2008 http://Compass.com http://www.walinga.com http://www.agronomix.mb.ca http://www.walinga.com http://www.walinga.com http://www.agronomix.mb.ca
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Seed Today - Q1 2008 Seed Today - Q1 2008 Contents Editor’s Notes Cover Feature: Agrecol® Corporation Reed Barker, Ph.D. Cal/West Seeds Inc. Annual GM Use Report Bt Resistance Reported Camelina Tony Harper Gayle Jacklin According to ASTA Krauter Structures AOSCA AOSA/SCST GM and Greenhouse Gas Seed Associations Ad Index Seed Today - Q1 2008 Seed Today - Q1 2008 - (Page Intro) Seed Today - Q1 2008 - Seed Today - Q1 2008 (Page Cover1) Seed Today - Q1 2008 - Seed Today - Q1 2008 (Page Cover2) Seed Today - Q1 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Seed Today - Q1 2008 - Editor’s Notes (Page 4) Seed Today - Q1 2008 - Editor’s Notes (Page 5) Seed Today - Q1 2008 - Reed Barker, Ph.D. (Page 6) Seed Today - Q1 2008 - Reed Barker, Ph.D. (Page 7) Seed Today - Q1 2008 - Reed Barker, Ph.D. (Page 8) Seed Today - Q1 2008 - Reed Barker, Ph.D. (Page 9) Seed Today - Q1 2008 - Cal/West Seeds Inc. (Page 10) Seed Today - Q1 2008 - Cal/West Seeds Inc. 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