Trait
herbicide tolerance (glyphosate)
Host organism
Beta vulgaris
(Sugar beet)
Trait summary
herbicide tolerance
Project title
Multi-year field trial programme for the development of cultivated Beta vulgaris containing the Roundup Ready genes (glyphosate tolerance)
Company / Institution
Monsanto
Year(s) of release
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Effective year(s) of release
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Period of release
April-November
Location(s)
In 2001: Wommersom / In 2002: no trials
Total surface
In 2001: 650 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
Authorization procedure completed. The notifier was granted authorization from the Federal Minister to perform the trial.
Type of procedure
Simplified procedure (continued) - Art. 9§3 of Royal Decree of 18 December 1998
Notes
Awaiting the validation of the sugar beet protocol for the year 2001, the previous protocol (valid for the year 2000) remains in place. A post-release treatment will destroy any left-over plant material. All the operations conducted during the trial will be recorded in a logbook, according to the sugar beet protocol. No trials will be carried out in 2002.
B/BE/95/WSP4 - Public information sheet (written by the notifier)