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Field Testing Permit Applications Second Quarter, 2008 APHIS permit applications to field test regulated plants The U.S. agencies responsible for regulating biotechnology are the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Within USDA, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulations provide procedures for institutions to obtain a permit, or for providing notification, prior to “introducing” a regulated article in the United States. The following table summarizes the institutions making permit applications for each crop. Also presented is a summary of all the traits included in all applications for each crop. A list of all permit applications for field release of regulated plants is available at http://www.isb.vt.edu/cfdocs/ fieldtests1.cfm Phenotype Category Key AP - Agronomic properties BR - Bacterial resistance FR - Fungal Resistance GC - Genetic containment HT - Herbicide tolerance IR - Insect resistance MG - Marker gene NR - Nematode resistance OO - Other PQ - Product quality VR - virus resistance Summary of Field Testing Permit Applications Submitted to APHIS During Second Quarter, 2008 Crop Participating Institutions Cornell Univ. Targeted Growth, Inc. Univ. of Puerto Rico Phenotypes Being Evaluated AP - Decreased Sorbitol Synthesis AP - Yield Increased MG - Kanamycin Resistant PQ - Carotene Levels Increased PQ - Iron Levels Increase PQ - Protein Levels Increased VR - African Cassava Mosaic Virus VR - Cassava Mosaic Virus Resistant FR - Mycosphaerella Tolerance AP - Altered Kernel Development AP - Altered Maturity AP - Altered Plant Development AP - Altered Senecence AP - Altered Stalk Attributes AP - Branching Decreased AP - Cold Tolerant AP - Drought Tolerant AP - Environmental Stress Reduced AP - Fertility Altered AP - Floral Development Altered AP - Flowering Time Altered AP - Heat Tolerant AP - Improved Abiotic Stress Tolerance Apple Camelina Cassava Cavendish banana Corn Univ. of Florida Athenix Corporation BASF Bayer CropScience Biogemma Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Dow AgroSciences Iowa State Univ. Monsanto Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. Plant Gene Expression Center Rutgers Univ. Syngenta Univ. of California/Berkeley 80 Third Quarter 2008 http://www.isb.vt.edu/cfdocs/fieldtests1.cfm http://www.isb.vt.edu/cfdocs/fieldtests1.cfm http://www.isb.vt.edu/cfdocs/fieldtests1.cfm

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Seed Today - Q3 2008 Contents Editor’s Notes Cover Feature Fred Miller, Ph.D., MMR Genetics Crosbyton Seed Company AOSCA Greg Lowry Floyd Hansmeirer AOSA/SCST According to ASTA Seedsellers, Inc. BinMaster Blake Sieker Ad Index

Seed Today - Q3 2008

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