B/BE/00/VSP2

Host organism

Beta vulgaris
(Sugar beet)

Trait

herbicide tolerance (glyphosate)

Trait summary

herbicide tolerance

Project title

Field release with glyphosate tolerant sugar beet (line H7-1)

Company / Institution

KWS Saat

Year(s) of release

2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Effective year(s) of release

2000

Period of release

March-October

Location(s)

In 2000: Avernas, Opvelp, Piétrebais

Total surface

In 2000: 2700 m2

Containment measures

According to the Belgian protocol for transgenic sugar beets a border of ryegrass or naked soil of 5 m needs to be guaranteed. If harvest or destruction of the trial is planned after the start of the sugar beet dig up campaign an additional isolation distance of 25 m to neighbouring sugar beet crops needs to be applied. Sugar beets are only tested during the vegetative stage. Bolters and volunteer plants will be destroyed, the vegetative material by chopping and incorporation in the soil.

Monitoring measures

After the trial the field will be followed up during 2 years. The first year after cultivation of the GM beets only a monocot can be cultivated. The second year all crops except beet are allowed.

Status

- The Biosafety Advisory Council a.i. issued a positive advice (with conditions) for this field trial.- Authorization procedure completed. The notifier was granted authorization from the Federal Minister to perform the trial.

Type of procedure

Simplified procedure (first year) - Art. 9§3 of Royal Decree of 18 December 1998

Notes

This experiment was already tested in Belgium by Monsanto: B/BE/95/WSP4 (1995-1999). The experiment will be done in accordance with the Belgian protocol for transgenic sugar beets valid for the year 2000. All the operations conducted during the trial will be recorded in a logbook, according to the sugar beet protocol.