B/BE/23/V1

Host organism: Zea mays (Maize)
Zea Mays photo
Trait: 

The edited maize lines have a shorter stature due to an edit in a transcription factor gene resulting in an altered expression. This impacts internode elongation and, hence, plant height.

Project title: 
R&D Field trial to evaluate the phenotype and yield of maize lines gene edited for reduced height
Company/Institution: 
INARI Agriculture N.V.
Year(s) of release: 
2023
Period of release: 
15-04-2023 till 30-11-2023
Location(s): 
ILVO research institute in the municipality of Wetteren, East-Flanders.
Number of sites: 
1
Total surface: 
1824 m2 including border rows
Containment measures: 

Special care will be taken for any seed material be transported to and from the trial site.

Border rows of conventional maize will be planted around the actual field trial as pollen catch plants. The trial will be located at least 200 m away from any other maize. In case such a distance cannot be guaranteed (e.g. should a maize cultivation be observed on shorter distance), additional measures will be taken to avoid pollen flow (bagging of male part of the plants or detasseling). Furthermore, a 1.80 m high wire fence will surround the field trial to prevent accidental intruding and accidental removal or spread of modified maize material.

At the end of the trial, all plants, including the conventional border rows, will be harvested and inactivated.

Status: 

Authorized

Type of procedure: 
Standard procedure - Chapter II Royal Decree 21 February 2005

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