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On receipt of an application to release
a genetically modified organism the DETR has a statutory duty to enter
details of that application onto the Public Register within 12 days of
receipt (assuming the clock isn't stopped to
request further information). At this point the consent dates
are marked 'not yet issued' as the application is being evaluated by the
DETR, Other Government Departments (MAFF, HSE, Scottish Office) and the
Government's Independent Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment
(ACRE). There is a 90 day statutory period for evaluation of all
applications. If the application is assessed to provide sufficient
information to demonstrate that that the proposed release will have zero
or effectively zero risk to the environment and human health, then a
consent may be granted by the Secretary of State. The Public
Register Index entry is then updated to give the date of consent and any
conditions that are attached. Until a consent is issued the genetically
modified material may not be released.
What follows is a copy of the Public Register Index, correct as of August
1998.
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Reference : 93/R2/1 Receipt Date : 1 February 1993 Applicant : Plant
Breeding International Cambridge Limited Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge
CB2 2LQ Organism : Potatoes (Maris Bard, Maris Piper varieties), containing
coat protein or replicase virus genes Purpose : To assess field resistance
to viruses Release Date : May - October 1993 Release Site : address as
above Release Area : 24 plants Consent date : 15 April 1993 Conditions
: Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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== Reference : 93/R3/1 Receipt Date : 4 February 1993 Applicant : IVEM/NERC
(Natural Environment Research Council, Institute of Virology and Environmental
Microbiology) Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SR Organism : Fluorescent Pseudomonad
Aureofaciens (SBW25EeZY-6KX) Purpose : To assess survival capacity,colonisation,gene
transfer,etc Release Date : March and April 1993 Release Sites : Wytham,
Oxfordshire; Littlehampton, West Sussex Release Area : 15 square metres
at each site Consent date : 29 March 1993 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see
consent schedule)
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Reference : 93/R1/1 Receipt Date : 16 February 1993 Applicant : Zeneca
Limited Jealott's Hill Research Station, Bracknell, Berks RG12 6EY Organism
: Spring oilseed rape + fungal pathogen resistance gene Purpose : To test
the efficacy of fungal pathogen resistance gene Release Date : May - August
1993 Release Site : address as above Release Area : approx. 4,000 plants
Consent date : 15 April 1993 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication
(see consent schedule)
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== Reference : 93/R5/1 Receipt Date : 23 February 1993 Applicant : Nickerson
BIOCEM Ltd Cambridge Science Park Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4GZ Organism
: Desiree potatoes containing pea lectin genes Purpose : The multiplication
of tubers for further trials Release Date : June - August 1993 Release
Site : Oathlaw, Forfar, Angus Release Area : 120 square metres Consent
date : 12 May 1993 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 93/R4/1 Receipt Date : 1 March 1993 Applicant : Advanced
Technologies (Cambridge) Limited 210 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge
CB4 4WA Organism : Potatoes (Record & Prairie), modified with genes
from Agrobacterium tumefaciens Purpose : To test agronomic performance
& storage quality Release Date : April - October 1993 Release Site
: Maplebeck, Bilsthorp, Newark, Nottinghamshire Release Area : within a
100 acre field Consent Date : 26 April 1993 Conditions : Yes: reporting
(see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 93/R4/2 Receipt Date : 1 March 1993 Applicant : Advanced
Technologies (Cambridge) Limited 210 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge
CB4 4WA Organism : Potatoes (Record & Prairie), modified with genes
from Agrobacterium tumefaciens Purpose : To test agronomic performance
& storage quality Release Date : April - October 1993 Release Site
: Hexgreave Farm, Bilsthorp, Newark, Nottinghamshire Release Area : within
a 21 acre field Consent date : 26 April 1993 Conditions : Yes: reporting
(see consent schedule)
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Reference : 93/R6/1 Receipt Date : 2 March 1993 Applicant : Shell Research
Limited Sittingbourne Research Station Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8AG Organism
: Eucalyptus grandis,modified with agrobacterium tumefaciens Purpose :
To determine activity of virus promoter in controlling gene expression;
effect on growth rates of modified plants Release Date : May - October
1993 Release Site : address as above Release Area : 48 plants + 132 control
plants Consent date : 5 May 1993 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication
(see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 93/R7/1 Receipt Date : 17 May 1993 Applicant : Rhone
Poulenc Agriculture Aldhams Farm, Dead Lane Lawford, Manningtree Essex
CO11 2NF Organism : Winter oilseed rape, + inserted gene from bacterium
Klebsiella ozanae Purpose : To evaluate efficacy & specificity of herbicide
mixtures; investigate application timing of herbicides Release Dates :
September 1993 - March 1994 Release Site : address as above Release Area
: 3600 square metres Consent date : 13 August 1993 Conditions : Yes: reporting
& publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 93/R8/1 Receipt Date : 1 June 1993 Applicant : Rothamsted
Experimental Station Soil Science Department Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5
2JQ Organism : Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae, + inserted GUS gene
Purpose : To study frequency of gene transfer between rhizobia strains
Release Date : August - September 1993 Release Site : address as above
Release Area : 9 square metres Consent date : 13 August 1993 Conditions
: Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 93/R9/1 Receipt Date : 22 June 1993 Applicant : Hoechst
UK Ltd Agricultural Division East Winch Hall, East Winch King's Lynn PE32
1HN Organism : Winter oilseed rape, Falcon variety, PAT gene inserted Purpose
: To enable residue decline & efficacy work to be conducted with the
herbicide glufosinate-ammonium Release Date : August - September 1993 Release
Site : Hoechst Experimental Farm, East Winch, King's Lynn Release Area
: 720 square metres Consent date : 26 August 1993 Conditions : Yes: reporting
& publication (see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 93/R3/2 Receipt Date : 25 June 1993 Applicant : Natural
Environment Research Council Institute of Virology and Environmental Microbiology
Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SR Organism : Recombinant baculovirus AcST-3,containing
neurotoxin AaHIT Purpose : To test effectiveness of virus in controlling
insect pests Release Date : May - September 1993 Release Site : University
Farm, Wytham, Oxfordshire Release Area : 200 square metres Consent date
: 12 August 1993 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 93/R4/3 Receipt Date : 25 October 1993 Applicant
: Advanced Technologies (Cambridge) Limited 210 Cambridge Science Park,
Cambridge CB4 4WA Organism : Potatoes (Record, Desiree, Prairie & Saturna),
modified with genes from Agrobacterium tumefaciens Purpose : To test agronomic
performance & storage quality Release Dates : April - October, 1994-99
Release Site : Crifton Farm, Bilsthorpe, Newark, Nottinghamshire Release
Area : several plots of less than 2 hectares Consent date : 22 December
1993 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 93/R4/4 Receipt Date : 25 October 1993 Applicant : Advanced
Technologies (Cambridge) Limited 210 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge
CB4 4WA Organism : Potatoes (Record, Desiree, Prairie & Saturna), modified
with genes from Agrobacterium tumefaciens Purpose : To test agronomic performance
& storage quality Release Dates : April - October, 1994-99 Release
Site : Hexgreave Farm, Bilsthorp, Newark, Nottinghamshire Release Area
: several plots of less than 2 hectares Consent date : 22 December 1993
Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 93/R4/5 Receipt Date : 25 October 1993 Applicant
: Advanced Technologies (Cambridge) Limited 210 Cambridge Science Park,
Cambridge CB4 4WA Organism : Potatoes (Record, Desiree, Prairie & Saturna),
modified with genes from Agrobacterium tumefaciens Purpose : To test agronomic
performance & storage quality Release Dates : April - October, 1994-99
Release Site : Maplebeck Farm, Bilsthorpe, Newark, Nottinghamshire Release
Area : several plots of less than 2 hectares Consent date : 22 December
1993 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 93/R10/1 Receipt Date : 3 November 1993 Applicant : Maribo
UK Ltd Potterhanworth, Lincoln LN4 2DY Organism : Sugar beet, modified
with Roundup Ready genes Purpose : Assessment for tolerance to Roundup
products; to measure root yield, sugar content and juice impurities Release
Date : March - November 1994 Release Site : Canwick, Lincoln Release Area
: 1500 square metres Consent date : 13 January 1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting
& publication (see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 93/R11/1 Receipt Date : 12 November 1993 Applicant
: New Farm Crops Ltd Great Abington Cambridge CB1 6AH Organism : Spring
wheat, modified with genes from Maize and E. coli Purpose : To compare
the behaviour of the different types of wheat; to assess the activity of
the introduced genes Release Date : March - August 1994 Release Site :
address as above Release Area : 40 square metres Consent date : 17 December
1993 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 94/R12/1 Receipt Date : 4 January 1994 Applicant : Bejo
Zaden BV Trambaan 1 1749 ZH Warmenhuizen, Netherlands Organism : Chicory,
modified for male sterility and resistance to gluphosinate ammonium &
neomycin phosphotransferase Purpose : Test of agronomic performance of
transgenic hybrids Release Date : June - November 1994 Release Site : Elsoms
Seeds, Pinchbeck March, Spalding, Lincoln Release Area : 250 square metres
Consent date : 17 February 1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication
(see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 94/R5/3 Receipt Date : 19 January 1994 Applicant
: Nickerson BIOCEM Ltd Cambridge Science Park Milton Road, Cambridge CB4
4GZ Organism : Desiree potatoes containing pea lectin genes Purpose : The
multiplication of tubers for further trials Release Dates : May - August,
1994-98 Release Site : Oathlaw, Forfar, Angus Release Area : 60 - 300 square
metres Consent date : 2 March 1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent
schedule)
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Reference : 94/R5/2 Receipt Date : 21 January 1994 Applicant : Nickerson
BIOCEM Ltd Cambridge Science Park Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4GZ Organism
: Spring oilseed rape, containing Roundup Ready or Barnase or Glucanase
genes Purpose : To measure gene stability, yield, response to sprays Release
Date : March - September 1994 Release Site : ADAS Terrington, Terrington
St Clement, Norfolk Release Area : 4000 square metres Consent date : 18
March 1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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== Reference : 94/R13/1 Receipt Date : 27 January 1994 Applicant : Sharpes
International Seeds Ltd Sleaford, Lincolnshire Organism : Sugar beet, with
Roundup resistance gene Purpose : To evaluate seed production & resistance
to BWYV/BMYV virus Release Date : March - November 1994 Release Sites :
Boothby Graffoe, Lincoln; Brooms Barn Experimental Station, AFRC, Higham,
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Release Areas : small plots Consent date : 28
April 1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting,publication,bioassay (see consent
schedule)
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Reference : 94/R14/1 Receipt Date : 31 January 1994 Applicant : The
Scottish Agricultural College 581 King Street, Aberdeen Organism : Hign
Stearate and Laurate canola-types of oilseed rape Purpose : Evaluation
of modified genes for agronomic performance & oil quality; assessment
for future production & breeding Release Date : April - November 1994
Release Site : address as above Release Area : 0.8 hectares Consent date
: 21 February 1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 94/R3/3 Receipt Date : 2 February 1994 Applicant
: Natural Environment Research Council Institute of Virology and Environmental
Microbiology Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SR Organism : Fluorescent Pseudomonad
Aureofaciens (SBW25EeZY-6KX) Purpose : To assess survival capacity,colonisation,gene
transfer,etc Release Date : April 1994 Release Site : University Farm,
Wytham, Oxfordshire Release Area : 15 square metres Consent date : 18 March
1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 94/R17/1 Receipt Date : 2 February 1994 Applicant : Axis
Genetics Ltd Babraham, Cambridge Organism : Potato, modified for reduced
sugar content & kanamycin resistance Purpose : To examine sugar content,
dry matter, yield & processing properties, at harvest and after storage
Release Dates : Spring - Autumn, 1994 & 1995 Release Site : Rothamsted
Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts Release Area : 1500 square metres
Consent date : 24 February 1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication
(see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 94/R15/1 Receipt Date : 4 February 1994 Applicant
: Plant Genetic Systems NV J. Plateaustraat 22 B-9000 Gent, Belgium Organism
: Male sterile & restorer spring oilseed rape Purpose : Assess competitive
ability of transgenic lines under different management conditions Release
Date : April - October 1994 Release Site : ADAS Terrington, St Clement,
Norfolk Release Area : 1866 square metres Consent date : 29 March 1994
Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 94/R15/2 Receipt Date : 4 February 1994 Applicant : Plant
Genetic Systems NV J. Plateaustraat 22 B-9000 Gent, Belgium Organism :
Male sterile & restorer spring oilseed rape Purpose : Verify stability
of genetically modified systems; evaluate heterotic vigour & yield
levels of hybrids Release Date : April - October 1994 Release Site : Throws
Farm, Great Dunmow, Essex Release Area : 5550 square metres Consent date
: 29 March 1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 94/R15/3 Receipt Date : 4 February 1994 Applicant
: Plant Genetic Systems NV J. Plateaustraat 22 B-9000 Gent, Belgium Organism
: Male sterile & restorer spring oilseed rape Purpose : Verify stability
of genetically modified systems; evaluate hybrid system in different genetic
backgrounds; evaluate heterotic vigour & yield levels of hybrids Release
Date : April - October 1994 Release Site : Scottish Agricultural College,
Craibstone Estate, Aberdeen Release Area : 7400 square metres Consent date
: 29 March 1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 94/R15/4 Receipt Date : 4 February 1994 Applicant : Plant
Genetic Systems NV J. Plateaustraat 22 B-9000 Gent, Belgium Organism :
Male sterile & restorer spring oilseed rape Purpose : To evaluate hybrid
system in different genetic backgrounds; evaluate heterotic vigour &
yield levels of hybrids Release Date : April - October 1994 Release Site
: G&B Dobson farm, Elkington, Louth, Lincolnshire Release Area : 6500
square metres Consent date : 29 March 1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting
(see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 94/R3/4 Receipt Date : 18 February 1994 Applicant
: Natural Environment Research Council Institute of Virology and Environmental
Microbiology Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SR Organism : Recombinant baculovirus
AcST-3,containing neurotoxin AaHIT Purpose : To assess host range, survival
capacity & competition Release Dates : May - September, 1994-98 Release
Site : University Farm, Wytham, Oxfordshire Release Area : 2400 metres
Consent date : 12 April 1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 94/R16/1 Receipt Date : 18 February 1994 Applicant : University
of Lancaster Bailrigg, Lancaster Organism : M13 bacteriophage virus Purpose
: To field test the GMO as a biological pollution tracer Release Dates
: 12-18 months during 1994-96 Release Site : Trimpell site, Heysham, near
Lancaster Release Area : small part of the above Consent date : 29 July
1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 94/R18/1 Receipt Date : 10 March 1994 Applicant :
University of Leicester Leicester Organism : Tobacco, transformed with
an oat(Avena sativa) cDNA, encoding the photoreceptor pigment phytochrome
A PHYA gene Purpose : To test for the overexpression of PHYA genes disabling
the shade avoidance response Release Date : June - September 1994 Release
Site : Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts Release Area :
0.4 hectares Consent date : 7 April 1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see
consent schedule)
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Reference : 94/R2/2 Receipt Date : 16 March 1994 Applicant : Plant
Breeding International Cambridge Limited Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge
CB2 2LQ Organism : Potatoes (Maris Bard,Maris Piper varieties), containing
shrub, barley or potato virus genes Purpose : To assess field resistance
to viruses & blight Release Dates : April - October, 1994-98 Release
Site : address as above Release Area : 300 - 1200 square metres Consent
date : 12 April 1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see
consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 94/R19/1 Receipt Date : 28 March 1994 Applicant :
AgrEvo UK Crop Protection Ltd East Winch Hall, East Winch, King's Lynn,
Norfolk PE32 1HN Organism : Sugar beet, with inserted PAT (Phosphinotricin
AcetylTransferase) gene Purpose : To conduct residue decline & efficacy
work with the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium Release Date : April/May 1994
Release Site : Experimental Farm, East Winch, King's Lynn, Norfolk Release
Area : 360 square metres Consent date : 9 June 1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting
& publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 94/R8/2 Receipt Date : 5 April 1994 Applicant : Rothamsted
Experimental Station Soil Science Department Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5
2JQ Organism : Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae, + inserted GUS gene
Purpose : To study frequency of gene transfer between rhizobia strains
Release Date : May - July 1994 Release Site : address as above Release
Area : 9 square metres Consent date : 25 May 1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting
& publication (see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 94/R1/2 Receipt Date : 6 April 1994 Applicant : Zeneca
Limited Jealott's Hill Research Station, Bracknell, Berks RG12 6EY Organism
: Maize, subject to 4 transformation events (see full entry) Purpose :
To evaluate agronomic performance of introduced traits Release Date : June
- October 1994 Release Site : address as above Release Area : 4200 plants
and control plants Consent date : 4 May 1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting
& publication (see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 94/R5/4 Receipt Date : 20 April 1994 Applicant :
Nickerson BIOCEM Ltd Cambridge Science Park Milton Road, Cambridge CB4
4GZ Organism : Tobacco containing Barnase or Glucanase genes Purpose :
To test stability of introduced genes Release Date : June - September 1994
Release Site : ADAS Terrington, Terrington St Clement, Norfolk Release
Area : 150 square metres Consent date : 13 May 1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting
(see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 94/R19/2 Receipt Date : 2 August 1994 Applicant :
AgrEvo UK Crop Protection Ltd Chesterford Park, Saffron Walden, Essex,
CB10 1XL Organism : Winter oilseed rape, with inserted PAT (Phosphinotricin
Acetyl Transferase) gene Purpose : To conduct residue decline & efficacy
work with the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium Release Date : August/September
1994 Release Sites : Cockburnspath,Berwickshire; Southburn,Driffield,E.Yorks;
Sutton Veny,Warminster,Wilts; E.Winch,Kings Lynn,Norfolk Release Areas
: 3,188 square metres each Consent date : 30 August 1994 Conditions : Yes:
reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 94/R15/5 Receipt Date : 11 July 1994 Applicant : Plant
Genetic Systems NV J. Plateaustraat 22 B-9000 Gent, Belgium Organism :
Male sterile & restorer spring oilseed rape Purpose : To evaluate hybrid
system in different genetic backgrounds; evaluate heterotic vigour &
yield levels of hybrids Release Dates : August 1994 - July 1995 Release
Site : G&B Dobson farm, Elkington, Louth, Lincolnshire Release Area
: 10,600 square metres Consent date : 26 August 1994 Conditions : Yes:
reporting (see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 94/R15/6 Receipt Date : 11 July 1994 Applicant :
Plant Genetic Systems NV J. Plateaustraat 22 B-9000 Gent, Belgium Organism
: Male sterile & restorer spring oilseed rape Purpose : To evaluate
hybrid system in different genetic backgrounds; evaluate heterotic vigour
& yield levels of hybrids Release Dates : August 1994 - July 1995 Release
Site : Shuttleworth Agricultural College, Ickwell, Bedfordshire Release
Area : 3,240 square metres Consent date : 26 August 1994 Conditions : Yes:
reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 94/R19/3 Receipt Date : 23 September 1994 Applicant : AgrEvo
UK Crop Protection Ltd East Winch Hall, East Winch King's Lynn, Norfolk,
PE32 1HN Organism : Winter wheat, with inserted PAT (Phosphinotricin Acetyl
Transferase) and GUS (B-glucoronidase) genes Purpose : To enable efficacy
work to be conducted with the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium Release Date
: November 1994 Release Site : Shelford Field Site,Whittlesford Rd,Little
Shelford,Cambridge Release Area : 50 square metres Consent date : 14 November
1994 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 94/R20/1 Receipt Date : 15 November 1994 Applicant
: National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) Huntingdon Road Cambridge
CB3 0LE Organism : Spring oilseed rape, with inserted genes for herbicide
tolerance (Challenge & Basta) Purpose : To investigate uniformity &
stability in relation to seed storage conditions & seed production
Release Date : March - October 1995 Release Site : NIAB property, 2 miles
north of Cambridge Release
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=== Area : 1200 square metres Consent date : 14 February 1995 Conditions
: Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
Reference : 94/R5/5 Receipt Date : 8 December 1994 Applicant : Nickerson
BIOCEM Ltd 200 Science Park Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4GZ Organism : Spring
wheat containing genes for herbicide resistance, pollen disruption and
to alter starch properties Purpose : To test effect of introduced genes
Release Dates : October - March, 1995-99 Release Site : Woolpit, nr Bury
St Edmunds, Suffolk Release Area : 340 square metres Consent date : 21
February 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see consent
schedule)
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== Reference : 94/R13/2 Receipt Date : 22 December 1994 Applicant : Sharpes
International Seeds Ltd Sleaford, Lincolnshire Organism : Sugar beet, with
Roundup resistance gene Purpose : To evaluate seed production & resistance
to BWYV/BMYV virus Release Dates : March - November, 1995 - 2004 Release
Sites : Boothby Graffoe, Lincoln; Brooms Barn Experimental Station, AFRC,
Higham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Release Areas : small plots Consent date
: 10 February 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see consent
schedule)
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Reference : 94/R21/1 Receipt Date : 22 December 1994 Applicant : Hilleshog
NK Brooke Lodge Brooke, Norwich NR15 1JG Organism : 2 lines of sugar beet,
transformed with agrobacterium tumefaciens Purpose : To test the tolerance
to the herbicide Roundup of sugar beet progeny , containing the Roundup
Ready genes Release Date : Spring - Autumn 1995 Release Site : Crown Point
Farm, Kirby Bedon, Norwich Release Area : maximum of 3000 square metres
Consent date : 1 March 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication
(see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 95/R11/2 Receipt Date : 3 January 1995 Applicant
: New Farm Crops Ltd Great Abington Cambridge CB1 6AH Organism : Spring
wheat, containing B-peru gene of plant origin Purpose : To assess the stability
of gene expression, and the efficiency of an isolation method Release Date
: March - August 1995 Release Site : address as above Release Area : maximum
of 50 square metres Consent date : 14 February 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting
& publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R22/1 Receipt Date : 18 January 1995 Applicant : Monsanto
Plc Thames Tower Burleys Way Leicester LE1 3TP Organism : Sugar Beet, modified
with Roundup Ready genes Purpose : To assess the performance of Roundup
applications to control the weeds in a beet crop and generate the necessary
data for the registration of this Roundup use Release Dates : March 1995
- November 1998 Release Sites : Brunstead Hall, Stalham; The Grange, West
Rudham, King's Lynn; Hill Farm, Kirby Bedon, Norwich; Broom's Barn, Bury
St. Edmund's, Suffolk; Morley Research, Attleborough, Norfolk; NIAB, Cambridge
Release Areas : Stalham - 14,000 sq m; King's Lynn - 5,500 sq m; Norwich
- 2,000 sq m; Bury St. Edmund's - 2,000 sq m; Attleborough - 2,000 sq m;
Cambridge - 700 sq m Consent date : 16 March 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting
& publication (see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 95/R22/2 Receipt Date : 18 January 1995 Applicant
: Monsanto Plc Thames Tower Burleys Way Leicester LE1 3TP Organism : Sugar
Beet, modified with Roundup Ready genes Purpose : To assess the performance
of Roundup applications to control the weeds in a beet crop and generate
the necessary data for the registration of this Roundup use Release Dates
: March 1995 - November 1998 Release Sites : Brunstead Hall, Stalham; The
Grange, West Rudham, King's Lynn; Hill Farm, Kirby Bedon, Norwich; Broom's
Barn, Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk; Morley Research, Attleborough, Norfolk;
NIAB, Cambridge Release Areas : Stalham - 14,000 sq m; King's Lynn - 5,500
sq m; Norwich - 2,000 sq m; Bury St. Edmund's - 2,000 sq m; Attleborough
- 2,000 sq m; Cambridge - 700 sq m Consent date : 16 March 1995 Conditions
: Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 95/R17/2 Receipt Date : 2 February 1995 Applicant
: Axis Genetics Ltd Babraham, Cambridge Organism : Desiree potato, with
mannose-binding lectin protein gene from the snowdrop, & kanamycin
resistance Purpose : To assess vegetative growth & tuber yield under
conditions of insect infestation Release Dates : April - September, 1995
& 1996 Release Site : Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts
Release Area : 750 square metres (1st year); 2,664 square metres (2nd year)
Consent date : 6 March 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication
(see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R19/4 Receipt Date : 2 February 1995 Applicant : AgrEvo
UK Crop Protection Ltd East Winch Hall, East Winch King's Lynn, Norfolk,
PE32 1HN Organism : Sugar beet, with inserted PAT (Phosphinotricin Acetyl
Transferase) & NPT II (neomycin phosphotransferase) genes Purpose :
To conduct residue decline & efficacy work with the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium
Release Date : April 1995 Release Sites : Experimental Farm, East Winch,
King's Lynn, Norfolk; Shelford Field Site,Whittlesford Rd, Little Shelford,
Cambridge Release Areas : 3,200 square metres each site Consent date :
13 March 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see consent
schedule)
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=== Reference : 95/R12/2 Receipt Date : 2 February 1995 Applicant
: Bejo Zaden BV Trambaan 1 1749 ZH Warmenhuizen, Netherlands Organism :
Chicory, modified for male sterility and resistance to gluphosinate ammonium
& neomycin phosphotransferase Purpose : Test of agronomic performance
of transgenic hybrids Release Dates : June - November, 1995 - 2000 Release
Site : Elsoms Seeds Ltd trial field, Pinchbeck Marsh, Spalding, Lincolnshire
Release Area : 1,000 square metres Consent date : 6 March 1995 Conditions
: Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R15/7 Receipt Date : 20 February 1995 Applicant : Plant
Genetic Systems NV Nazarethse Steenweg 77 B-9800 Astene (Deinze), Belgium
Organism : Male sterile & restorer spring oilseed rape Purpose : Verify
stability of genetically modified systems; evaluate restoration level,
agronomic performance, heterotic vigour & yield levels of hybrids Release
Date : March - October 1995 Release Site : Scottish Agricultural College,
Craibstone Estate, Aberdeen Release Area : 5,217 square metres Consent
date : 22 March 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 95/R15/8 Receipt Date : 20 February 1995 Applicant
: Plant Genetic Systems NV J. Plateaustraat 22 B-9000 Gent, Belgium Organism
: Male sterile & restorer spring oilseed rape Purpose : Verify stability
of genetically modified systems; evaluate restoration level, agronomic
performance, heterotic vigour & yield levels of hybrids Release Date
: March - October 1995 Release Site : Throws Farm, Stebbing, Dunmow, Essex
Release Area : 9,045 square metres Consent date : 22 March 1995 Conditions
: Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R15/9 Receipt Date : 20 February 1995 Applicant : Plant
Genetic Systems NV Nazarethse Steenweg 77 B-9800 Astene (Deinze), Belgium
Organism : Male sterile & restorer spring oilseed rape Purpose : To
evaluate agronomic performance, heterotic vigour & yield levels of
hybrids Release Date : March - October 1995 Release Site : National Institute
of Agricultural Botany, Cambridge Release Area : 3,133 square metres Consent
date : 22 March 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 95/R15/10 Receipt Date : 20 February 1995 Applicant
: Plant Genetic Systems NV Nazarethse Steenweg 77 B-9800 Astene (Deinze),
Belgium Organism : Male sterile & restorer spring oilseed rape Purpose
: To evaluate agronomic performance of hybrids Release Date : March - October
1995 Release Site : North Brook Farm, Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire Release
Area : 1,008 square metres Consent date : 22 March 1995 Conditions : Yes:
reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R19/5 Receipt Date : 20 February 1995 Applicant : AgrEvo
UK Crop Protection Ltd East Winch Hall, East Winch King's Lynn, Norfolk,
PE32 1HN Organism : Oilseed rape, with inserted PAT (Phosphinotricin Acetyl
Transferase) & NPT II (neomycin phosphotransferase) genes Purpose :
To conduct residue decline & efficacy work with the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium
Release Date : April 1995 Release Sites : Experimental Farm, East Winch,
King's Lynn, Norfolk;National Institute of Agricultural Botany,Huntingdon
Road & Shelford Field Site,Whittlesford Rd,Little Shelford,Cambridge
Release Areas : 2,500 - 200 - 2,500 square metres respectively Consent
date : Application withdrawn - 13 March 1995
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Reference : 95/R1/3 Receipt Date : 1 March 1995 Applicant : Zeneca
Limited Jealott's Hill Research Station, Bracknell, Berks RG12 6EY Organism
: Tomato with polygalacturonase & neomycin phosphotransferase genes
Purpose : To evaluate agrnomic performance of introduced traits Release
Date : May - October 1995 Release Site : address as above Release Area
: 2,000 square metres Consent date : 31 March 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting
(see consent schedule)
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=== Reference : 95/R1/4 Receipt Date : 1 March 1995 Applicant : Zeneca
Limited Jealott's Hill Research Station, Bracknell, Berks RG12 6EY Organism
: Poplar, with cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase antisense & o-methyl
transferase antisense genes Purpose : To compare agronomic aspects &
pulping characteristics with unmodified poplar Release Dates : April 1995
- December 2002 Release Site : address as above Release Area : 3,600 square
metres Consent date : 27 April 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent
schedule)
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Reference : 95/R2/3 Receipt Date : 6 March 1995 Applicant : Plant Breeding
International Cambridge Limited Maris Lane, Trumpington Cambridge CB2 2LQ
Organism : Oilseed rape (High Stearate & Laurate Canola), modified
for oil content & kanamycin resistance Purpose : Evaluation of agronomic
performance & oil quality Release Dates : April - November, 1995-97
Release Site : Redenham Park Farm, Redenham, Andover, Hants Release Area
: 2,520 square metres Consent date : 5 April 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting
(see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R2/6 Receipt Date : 6 March 1995 Applicant : Plant Breeding
International Cambridge Limited Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2
2LQ Organism : Oilseed rape (High Stearate & Laurate Canola), modified
for oil content & kanamycin resistance Purpose : Evaluation of agronomic
performance & oil quality Release Dates : April - November, 1995-97
Release Site : Manor Farm, North Elkington, Louth, Lincolnshire Release
Area : 3,360 square metres Consent date : 5 April 1995 Conditions : Yes:
reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R2/4 Receipt Date : 7 March 1995 Applicant : Plant Breeding
International Cambridge Limited Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2
2LQ Organism : Potatoes (Maris Bard, Maris Piper, & Desiree varieties)
with shrub, barley or potato virus genes Purpose : To produce seed tubers
for further experimental work Release Dates : April - October, 1995-98
Release Site : PBI farm, Contrannie, Nr Bankfoot, Perthshire Release Area
: 2,250 s
quare metres Consent date : 25 April 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting
& publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R2/5 Receipt Date: 7 March 1995 Applicant : Plant Breeding
International Cambridge Limited Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2
2LQ Organism : Potatoes, with genes coding for non-toxic protein giving
resistance to potato cyst nematodes, & kanamycin resistance Purpose
: To assess field performance of the nematode resistant plants Release
Dates : April - October, 1995-98 Release Sites : 1) address as above 2)
ADAS, Arthur Rickwood Experimental Husbandry Farm, Mepal (near Ely), Cambridgeshire
(from 1996) Release Areas : 1
,000 square metres Consent date : 25 April 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting
& publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R5/6 Receipt Date : 7 March 1995 Applicant : Nickerson
BIOCEM Ltd 200 Science Park Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4GZ Organism : Spring
oilseed rape containing Roundup Ready genes Purpose : To measure response
to sprays, yield, etc Release Date : April - September 1995 Release Site
: Morley Research Centre, Morley, Wymondham, Norfolk Release Area : 6,000
square metres Consent date : 6 April 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting &
publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R15/11 Receipt Date : 14 March 1995 Applicant : Plant
Genetic Systems NV Nazarethse Steenweg 77 B-9800 Astene (Deinze), Belgium
Organism : Male sterile & restorer spring oilseed rape Purpose : To
evaluate seed production methods Release Date : March - October 1995 Release
Sites : National Institute of Agricultural Botany, Cambs; The Grange, Wispington,
Horncastle, Lincolnshire; Northwick Farm, Upton Wold, Mureton in Marsh,
Gloucs; Oaklyst, Plymtree, Cullompton, Devon; Robinson Farms, The Normans,
Bilborough, Yorkshire. Release Areas : 200 square metres (1st site); 1.5
hectares each other site Consent date : 12 April 1995 Conditions : Yes:
reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R15/12 Receipt Date : 14 March 1995 Applicant : Plant
Genetic Systems NV Nazarethse Steenweg 77 B-9800 Astene (Deinze), Belgium
Organism : Male sterile & restorer spring oilseed rape Purpose : To
evaluate seed production methods Release Date : March - October 1995 Release
Sites : National Institute of Agricultural Botany, Cambs; The Grange, Wispington,
Horncastle, Lincolnshire; Northwick Farm, Upton Wold, Mureton in Marsh,
Gloucs; Oaklyst, Plymtree, Cullompton, Devon; Robinson Farms, The Normans,
Bilborough, Yorkshire. Release Areas : 400 square metres (1st site); 1.5
hectares each other site Consent date : 12 April 1995 Conditions : Yes:
reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R15/13 Receipt Date : 14 March 1995 Applicant : Plant
Genetic Systems NV Nazarethse Steenweg 77 B-9800 Astene (Deinze), Belgium
Organism : Male sterile & restorer spring oilseed rape Purpose : To
evaluate agronomic performance & agrochemical treatment Release Date
: March - October 1995 Release Sites : AgrEvo, East Winch, King's Lynn,
Norfolk; AgrEvo, Shelford Field Site, Whittlesford Road, Little Shelford,
Cambridgeshire; Scottish Agricultural College, Tillycorthie Farm, Udny,
Aberdeenshire; Greendykes Farm, Tranent, East Lothian; National Institute
of Agricultural Botany, Cambridgeshire; Throws Farm, Stebbing, Great Dunmow,
Essex; Rock & Thorn Farms, Inkberrow, Worcestershire; Claxby Grange
Farm, Claxby, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire. Release Areas : 2,500 square
metres (1st & 2nd sites); 400 square metres each other site Consent
date : 25 April 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R14/2 Receipt Date : 20 March 1995 Applicant : The Scottish
Agricultural College 581 King Street, Aberdeen Organism : Oilseed rape
(High Stearate & Laurate canola) modified for oil content & kanamycin
resistance Purpose : To evaluate local agronomic performance & oil
quality Release Date : April - November 1995 Release Site : address as
above Release Area : 0.8 hectares Consent date : 21 April 1995 Conditions
: Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R14/3 Receipt Date : 20 March 1995 Applicant : The Scottish
Agricultural College 581 King Street, Aberdeen Organism : Oilseed rape
(High Stearate & Laurate canola) modified for oil content & kanamycin
resistance Purpose : To evaluate local agronomic performance & oil
quality Release Date : April - November 1995 Release Site : address as
above Release Area : 0.8 hectares Consent date : 21 April 1995 Conditions
: Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R19/6 Receipt Date : 31 March 1995 Applicant : AgrEvo
UK Crop Protection Ltd East Winch Hall, East Winch, King's Lynn, Norfolk
PE32 1HN Organism : Maize, with inserted PAT (Phosphinotricin Acetyl Transferase)
& ampR (B-lactamase) genes Purpose : To enable efficacy work to be
conducted with the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium Release Date : April
1995 Release Site : Experimental Farm, East Winch, King's Lynn, Norfolk;
Shelford Field Site,Whittlesford Rd,Little Shelford,Cambridge Release Area
: 5,076 square metres each site Consent date : 28 April 1995 Conditions
: Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R19/7 Receipt Date : 3 April 1995 Applicant : AgrEvo
UK Crop Protection Ltd East Winch Hall, East Winch, King's Lynn, Norfolk
PE32 1HN Organism : Oilseed rape, with inserted PAT (Phosphinotricin Acetyl
Transferase) gene Purpose : To conduct residue decline & efficacy work
with the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium Release Date : April 1995 Release
Sites : Experimental Farm, East Winch, King's Lynn, Norfolk; National Institute
of Agricultural Botany,Huntingdon Road & Shelford Field Site,Whittlesford
Rd,Little Shelford,Cambridge Release Areas : 5,076 - 8,096 - 5,076 square
metres respectively Consent date : 2 May 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting
(see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R23/1 Receipt Date : 3 April 1995 Applicant : Scottish
Crop Research Institute Invergowrie Dundee DD2 5DA Organism : Potatoes,
modified for altered carbohydrate metabolism Purpose : Evaluation of tubers
to determine sugar, fry colour & other agronomic characteristics Release
Dates : May - September, 1995-97 Release Sites : Gourdie/Mylnefield Farm,
near Dundee; Angus & Blythbank Farm, near W Linton, Peeblesshire Release
Areas : 280 square metres; 140 square metres Consent date : 4 May 1995
Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R14/4 Receipt Date : 18 April 1995 Applicant : The Scottish
Agricultural College 581 King Street, Aberdeen Organism : High stearate
canola, with stearoyl-ACP desaturase gene; laurate canola, with bay TE
gene. Purpose : To assess the probability of the establishment of feral
populations of transgenic oil-modified canola lines Release Dates : April
1995 - May 1997 Release Site : address as above Release Area : 0.048 hectares
Consent date : 24 May 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R18/2 Receipt Date : 24 May 1995 Applicant : University
of Leicester Leicester Organism : Tobacco, transformed with an oat(Avena
sativa) cDNA, encoding the photoreceptor pigment phytochrome A, or with
an Arabidopsis thaliana gene encoding phytochrome B. Purpose : To assess
the roles of phytochromes A & B in the shade avoidance responses of
plants grown at high densities. Release Date : June - September 1995 Release
Site : Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts Release Area :
0.4 hectares Consent date : 23 June 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see
consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R23/2 Receipt Date : 6 June 1995 Applicant : Scottish
Crop Research Institute Invergowrie Dundee DD2 5DA Organism : Strawberry
containing the Cowpea trypsin inhibitor Purpose : To determine if the CpTi
gene inserted into strawberry confers resistance to strawberry weevil Release
Dates : September 1995 - September 1998 Re1ease Site : East Pilmore Holding,
Tayside, Scotland Release Area : 500 square metres approximately Consent
date : 1 August 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R19/8 Receipt Date : 8 June 1995 Applicant : AgrEvo
UK Crop Protection Ltd East Winch Hall, East Winch, King's Lynn, Norfolk
PE32 1HN Organism : Winter oilseed rape, with inserted PAT (Phosphinotricin
Acetyl Transferase) gene Purpose : To enable efficacy work to be conducted
with the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium Release Dates : August/September
1995 - August/September 1996 Release Sites : Experimental Farm, East Winch,
King's Lynn, Norfolk; Driffield, East Yorks; Norton Garden Farm, Aston
Subedge, Evesham, Warwicks; East Town Farm, West Ashton, Trowbridge, Wilts;
Syrescote Manor,Clipstonthe Wolds, Kegworth, Notts; Wolds Farm, Wiggington,
Tamworth, Staffs;The Old Kennels, Newbury, Berks ; Easter Rhynd Farm, Bridge
of Earn, Perth; Rosville Farm, Swaby, Alford, Lincs; Town Farm, Denham
Road, Hoxne, Nr Eye, Suffolk; Norton Grounds Farm, Mickleton,Chipping Campden,
Glos; Tyning Farm Wapley Road, Chipping Sodbury Avon; Syrescote Manor,
Wiggington, Tamworth, Staffs; Hall Farm, Kneeton, Notts; The Old Kennels,
Newbury, Berks; Lacesston ,Farm, Cateside, Cupar, Fife Release Areas :
Total area of each of the release sites will be 3.200 square metres Consent
date : 21 July 1995 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement of details
of locations of all release sites and reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R24/1 Receipt Date : 8 June 1995 Applicant : Pioneer
Genetique SARL Postbox 6, Chemin de l'Enseigure, 31840 Ausonne, France
Organism : Winter oilseed rape containing Roundup Ready TM genes Purpose
: To assess the tolerance of modified oilseed rape containing the Roundup
Ready TM genes, to Roundup (glyphosate) sprays Release Dates : August 1995
- August 1996 Release Site : Old Manor Farm, Sewstern, Grantham, Lincolnshire
Release Area : 2700 square metres Consent date : 10 July 1995 Conditions
: Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R7/2 Receipt Date : 23 June 1995 Applicant : Rhone Poulenc
Agriculture Aldhams Farm, Dead Lane Lawford, Manningtree Essex CO11 2NF
Organism : Winter oilseed rape modified by inserting a nitralase coding
sequence from a non-pathogenic soil bacterium Purpose : To assess resistance
to oxynil herbicides Release Dates : August 1995 - April 1996 Release Site
: address as above Release Area : 1600 square metres Consent date : 31
July 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R6/2 Receipt Date : 28 June 1995 Applicant : Shell Research
Limited Forestry Research Unit HRI East Malling, West Malling Kent ME19
6BJ Organism : Eucalyptus grandis, modified with EPSPS, GUS, Glyphosate
oxidoreductase and NPTII genes Purpose : To determine the field performance
of modified plants when challenged with glyphosate at doses up to those
and including those used in commercial eucalyptus plantation forestry Release
Date : July - October/November 1995 Release Site : address as above Release
Area : 2500 square metres Consent date : 28 July 1995 Conditions : Yes:
reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R15/14 Receipt Date : 28 June 1995 Applicant : Plant
Genetic Systems NV Nazarethse Steenweg 77 B-9800 Astene (Deinze), Belgium
Organism : Winter oilseed rape modified with bar, barnase, neo and barstar
genes Purpose : To verify stability of nuclear male sterility/restored
fertility system; evaluation of light leaf spot resistance; evaluation
of winter hardiness; evaluation of heterotic vigour, yield and restoration
levels, and agronomical performance Release Dates : August 1995 - September
1996 Release Sites : Melbourn, Cambridgeshire; Craibstone Estate, Aberdeen;
Louth, Lincolnshire; Clashnoir Farm, Tomnavoulin Release Areas : Melbourn:
33,900 square metres Aberdeen: 3,842 square metres Louth: 28,980 square
metres Tomnavoulin: 120 square metres Consent date : 9 August 1995 Conditions
: Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R25/1 Receipt Date : 27 July 1995 Applicant : University
of Derby Kedleston Road, Derby DE22 1GB Organism : Apple trees (cultivars
Greensleeves and Jonagold) containing insect resistance, pathogenic fungal
resistance, kanamycin resistance and marker genes Purpose : To assess field
performance of transgenic apple cultivars modified to resist insect pests
and fungal pathogens Release Dates : October 1995 - October 1997 Release
Site : Derbyshire College of Agriculture and Horticulture, Broomfield,
Morley, Ilkeston, Derbyshire Release Area : 700 square metres Consent date
: 27 September 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R13/4 Receipt Date : 21 August 1995 Applicant : Sharpes
International Seeds Ltd Sleaford, Lincolnshire Organism : Brassica napus
L (swedes or fodder or oilseed rape) with Roundup resistance, transformed
using established Agrobacterium technology, Also contains marker genes.
Purpose : To evaluate the GMO's agronomically and academically, particularly
to test their resistance to Roundup Release Dates : The application is
for a 10 year programme 1995-2005, with the first release scheduled for
February/March 1996 Release Sites : Boothby Graffoe, Lincoln and Mylnefield,
Invergowrie, Dundee Release Areas : Maximum of 1 hectare Consent date :
22 November 1995 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement of details
of locations of all release sites and reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R22/3 Receipt Date : 30 August 1995 Applicant : Monsanto
Plc Thames Tower, Burleys Way Leicester LE1 3TP Organism : Winter oilseed
rape containing Roundup Ready genes Purpose : To assess the performance
of Roundup applications to control the weeds in a winter oilseed rape crop
and generate the necessary data for the registration of this Roundup use
Release Dates : August 1995 - July 1996 Release Sites : Ruyton XI Towns,
Shrewsbury, Shropshire; Navenby, Lincoln; Edlington, Horncastle, Lincs;
Martin Fen, Woodhall Spa, Lincs; Aslackby, Nr Bourne, Lincs; Crayke, Easingwold,
N Yorks. Release Areas : Ruyton XI Towns - 0.45 ha; Navenby - 0.72 ha;
Edlington - 0.27 ha; Martin Fen - 0.15 ha; Aslackby -0.42 ha; Crayke 0.27
ha Consent date : 29 September 1995 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent
schedule)
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Reference : 95/R1/5 Receipt Date : 23 November 1995 Applicant : Zeneca
Seeds UK Limited Station Road, Docking, King's Lynn PE31 8LS Organism :
Sugar Beet hybrid modified for resistance to glufosinate ammonium Purpose
: To evaluate the level of tolerance and the agronomic performance under
various herbicide treatments Release Date : March - November 1996 Release
Site : address as above Release Area : Approximately 1,000 square metres
Consent date : 17 January 1996 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication
(see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R15/15 Receipt Date : 28 November 1995 Applicant : Plant
Genetic Systems NV Nazarethse Steenweg 77 B-9800 Astene (Deinze), Belgium
Organism : Male sterile & restorer spring oilseed rape Purpose : Evaluation
of Agronomical value of crop varieties; tests to identify a line; Alternativity
tests to evaluate behaviour of crop under Winter conditions, and seed certification
control plots Release Dates : April - October 1996, with Alternativity
testing taking place during August 1996 - February 1997 Release Sites :
Cambridge (NIAB); Aberdeen (SAC); Great Dunmow (Dalgety); Inkberrow (Perryfields);
Nettleton (Nickersons); Edinburgh (SAC); Morley (NIAB); Bridgets (NIAB);
Harper Adams (NIAB) Release Areas : 12, 24, 200, 400 & 450 sq m sites
at Cambridge 200 sq m sites at: Aberdeen; Edinburgh; Morley; Bridgets;
Harper Adams 400 sq m sites at: Aberdeen; Great Dunmow; Inkberrow; Nettleton;
Edinburgh Consent date : 3 January 1996 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement
of details of locations of all release sites and reporting (see consent
schedule)
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Reference : 95/R13/5 Receipt Date : 1 December 1995 Applicant : Sharpes
International Seeds Ltd Plant Breeding Station, Boothby Graffoe, Lincoln
LN5 0LF Organism : Sugar beet expressing a frustosyltranferase gene and
producing small amounts of high molecular mass fructan, with GUS and Kanamycin
resistant marker genes Purpose : To evaluate the agronomic performance
of fructan producing sugar beet Release Dates: A ten year programme of
work planned to run from 1996 - 2005 Release Sites : Plant Breeding Station,
Boothby Graffoe, Lincoln and IACR, Brooms Barn, Higham, Bury St. Edmunds,
Suffolk Release Areas : No trial will exceed 1 ha Consent date : 22 January
1996 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R11/3 Receipt Date : 15 December 1995 Applicant : New
Farm Crops Ltd Great Abington, Cambridge CB1 6AH Organism : Spring wheat,
modified to be tolerant to fungal diseases, with inserted PAT (Phosphinotricin
Acetyl Transferase) gene conferring tolerance to glufosinate ammonium herbicides
Purpose : To evaluate the field performance of 5 new lines of genetically
modified wheat and to determine whether, as expected, there is an increased
tolerance to three fungal diseases native to the UK Release Date : March
- August 1996 Release Site : address as above Release Area : Maximum of
100 square metres Consent date : 27 March 1996 Conditions : Yes: reporting
(see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R21/2 Receipt Date : 20 December 1995 Applicant : Hilleshog
NK Brooke Lodge Brooke, Norwich NR15 1JG Organism : 2 lines of sugar beet,
transformed with Agrobacterium tumefaciens using standard techniques Purpose
: To test the tolerance to the herbicide Roundup of sugar beet progeny,
containing the Roundup Ready genes Release Dates : Programme of work initially
covering five years from Spring 1996 to Winter 2000 Release Sites : Kirby
Bedon, Norwich and Stalham, Norfolk Release Areas: The trial at each location
will not exceed 5000 square metres (0.5 ha) Consent date : 26 January 1996
Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 95/R5/7 Receipt Date : 4 January 1996 Applicant : Nickerson
BIOCEM Ltd 200 Science Park Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4GZ Organism : Potatoes
genetically modified for altered carbohydrate composition in the tubers
with marker genes expressing kanamycin resistance and GUS Purpose : To
test the field performance of the inserted carbohydrate modification genes
Release Dates : Four year programme of work from June 1996 - October 1999
Release Site : Pitgaveny Estate, Elgin, Morayshire Release Area : Trial
site will not exceed 0.5 ha for the duration of the programme of work.
Consent date : 20 February 1996 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication
(see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R22/4 Receipt Date : 19 January 1996 Applicant : Monsanto
Plc Crop Business Unit, PO Box 53, Lane End Road High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
HP12 4HL Organism : Sugar Beet, modified with Roundup Ready genes Purpose
: Evaluation of agronomic and biological characteristics of a beet crop
transformed to be tolerant to Roundup and assessing the performance of
Roundup in controlling Boothby Graffoe, Lincoln LN5 0LF Release Dates :
A three year programme from March 1996 to December 1998 Release Sites :
Mere Hall, Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln; Honeyhill Farm, Saxham, Bury St.
Edmunds; Garendon Park Farms. Ashby Road, Loughborough; Didbrook Fields,
Toddington, near Cheltenham Release Areas : Lincoln - 432 sq m; Bury St.
Edmunds - 864 sq m; Loughborough - 783 sq m; Toddington - 378 sq m Consent
date : 19 February 1996 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see
consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R21/3 Receipt Date : 25 January 1996 Applicant : Hilleshog
NK Brooke Lodge, Brooke, Norwich NR15 1JG Organism : 2 lines of sugar beet,
transformed with Agrobacterium tumefaciens using standard techniques Purpose
: To test the tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium of sugar
beet progeny, containing the PAT gene Release Date : Spring 1996 - Autumn/Winter
1996 Release Site : Hill Farm, Kirby Bedon, Norwich, Norfolk Release Area:
The size of trial will not exceed 0.5 ha Consent date : 1 March 1996 Conditions
: Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R23/3 Receipt Date : 20 February 1996 Applicant : Scottish
Crop Research Institute Invergowrie Dundee DD2 5DA Organism : Potatoes,
modified for altered carbohydrate metabolism and the marker genes for resistance
to kanamycin and hygromycin Purpose : To produce tubers for chemical analyses
and fry testing and for seed for further trials Release Dates : October
1996 - October 1998 Release Sites : Gourdie/Mylnefield Farm, near Dundee;
Angus & Blythbank Farm, near W Linton, Peeblesshire Release Areas :
Maximum of 500 square metres Consent date : 29 March 1996 Conditions :
Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R23/4 Receipt Date : 20 February 1996 Applicant : Scottish
Crop Research Institute Invergowrie Dundee DD2 5DA Organism : (i) Potatoes
(Catriona, Desiree, Pentland Crown, Pentland Squire) with the GUS gene
from E. coli with CaMV promoter; (ii) the cDNA of the SAMDC gene of potato
with the HPTII gene which expresses hygromycin resistance; (iii) potatoes
transformed with a plasmid containing a tetracycline repressor ; (iv) the
rol C gene of Agrobacterium rhizogenes under the control; (v) the potato
leafroll virus coatprotein gene (PLRVcp). In all the above (except (ii)
the NPTII kanamycin resistance gene is present Purpose : To produce tubers
for destructive analyses post storage to determine nutritional value in
comparison with non- transformed equivalents and to produce seed tubers
for subsequent trialling of clones in coming years. Release Dates : April
1996 - October 1998 Release Sites : Gourdie/Mylnefield Farm, near Dundee;
Angus & Blythbank Farm, near W Linton, Peeblesshire Release Areas :
1996: 2,100 sq metres maximum; 1997: 2,100 & 300 sq metres maximum;
1998: 2,100 7 15,000 sq metres maximum Consent date : 12 April 1996 Conditions
: Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R15/16 Receipt Date : 21 February 1996 Applicant : Plant
Genetic Systems NV Nazarethse Steenweg 77 B-9800 Astene (Deinze), Belgium
Organism : Spring oilseed rape with introduced male sterile & restorer
genes Purpose : To verify the stability of the nuclear male sterility/restored
fertility system; evaluation of the restoration level and agronomical performance
of transgenic hybrids, heterotic vigour and yield levels in comparison
to non- transformed varieties Release Date : March - October 1996 Release
Sites : Scott Arable Crops Station, Sacrewell Lodge, Thornhaugh; SAC, Craibstone,
Bucksburm, Aberdeen; Deminfort University, Lincoln; ADAS, High Mowthorpe,
Dugglesby, Malton Release Areas : Approx. 3240 sq metres in total Consent
date : 27 March 1996 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement of details
of locations of all release sites and reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R4/6 Receipt Date : 21 February 1996 Applicant : Advanced
Technologies (Cambridge) Limited 210 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge
CB4 4WA Organism : Potatoes (Record, Desiree, Prairie & Hermes) modified
to alter sugar and starch metabolism. Purpose : To test the commercial
potential of the modified varities Release Dates : April 1996 - November
2001 Release Sites : Crifton Lodge Farm, Hexgreave Farm, Bilsthorpe and
Lord's Ground Farm, Swaffam Prior, Burwell Release Areas : 1,000 square
metres per experiment, with no more than three experiments Consent date
: 22 March 1996 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement of details
of locations of all release sites and reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R18/3 Receipt Date : 21 February 1996 Applicant : University
of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH Organism : Tobacco, transformed with an
oat (Avena sativa) cDNA, encoding the photoreceptor pigment phytochrome
A, with a selectable marker for resistance to kanamycin Purpose : To assess
the role of phytochrome A in the shade avoidance responses of plants grown
at high densities Release Date : June - September 1995 Release Site : Rothamsted
Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts Release Area : 0.4 ha Consent date
: 22 March 1996 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R13/6 Receipt Date : 23 February 1996 Applicant : Sharpes
International Seeds Ltd Plant Breeding Station Boothby Graffoe, Lincoln
LN5 0LF Organism : Maize expressing the PAT gene conferring resistance
to the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium Purpose : To evaluate the agronomic
performance of maize for MAFF National List and similar purposes Release
Dates: April 1996 - November 2006 Release Sites : NIAB, Huntingdon Road,
Cambridge; Reaseheath College, Nantwich, Cheshire; Lower Bisterne, Ringwood,
Hampshire; Winscott Barton, Newton St. Cyres, Exeter; Superity Farm, Compton,
Newbury, Berkshire Release Areas : Approximately 1-3 ha Consent date :
2 April 1996 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement of details of
locations of all release sites and reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R22/5 Receipt Date : 26 February 1996 Applicant : Monsanto
Plc Crop Protection, PO Box 53, Lane End Road High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
HP12 4HL Organism : Sugar Beet, modified with Roundup Ready genes Purpose
: Evaluation of agronomic and biological characteristics of a beet crop
transformed to be tolerant to Roundup and assessing the performance of
Roundup in controlling weeds in a beet crop. Release Dates : A five year
programme from March 1996 to December 2000 Release Site : Auborn Farming,
Auborn, Lincoln Release Areas : 75 square metres Consent date : 27 March
1996 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R19/9 Receipt Date : 29 February 1996 Applicant : AgrEvo
UK Crop Protection Ltd East Winch Hall, East Winch, King's Lynn, Norfolk
PE32 1HN Organism : Sugar Beet modified by the insertion of pat (Phosphinotricin
Acetyl Transferase)gene to express tolerence to glufosinate, the active
ingrediant of the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium. Also by the inserton
of nptII (neomycin phosphotransferase) gene to express kanamycin resistance.
The pat gene is a synthetic construct. The regulatory sequences are derived
from cauliflower mosaic virus and the bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
Purpose : To enable residue and efficacy studies to be conducted following
application of the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium. Release Dates : March/April
1996 - November/December 1996 Release Sites : Site 1: Mere Hall, East Mere,
Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln, Lincs; Site 2: Wiles Farm, Dawsmere, Spalding,
Lincs; Site 3: Gravel Pit Farm, Exening, Newmarket, Suffolk; Site 4: East
Winch Hall, East Winch, King's Lynn, Norfolk; Sites 5 & 6: Marlborough
Farm, Aubourn, Lincoln, Lincs Release Areas : Maximum total area of release
Sites 1-5 will be 2000 sq metres per site, with 100 sq metres for Site
6 Consent date : 11 April 1996 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication
(see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R19/10 Receipt Date : 29 February 1996 Applicant : AgrEvo
UK Crop Protection Ltd East Winch Hall, East Winch, King's Lynn, Norfolk
PE32 1HN Organism : Potatoes (Desiree) modified by the insertion of marker
genes for resistance to kanamycin or hygromycin and the coding region of
various genes for starch metabolism Purpose : To investigate the biosynthesis
of starch; the physical, chemical and biochemical analysis of modified
starchand to identify breeding lines of particular use Release Dates :
Four year programme of work from April 1996 - September 1999 Release Site
: address as above Release Area : Maximum of 4000 sq metres Consent date
: 4 April 1996 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see consent
schedule)
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=== Reference : 96/R2/7 Receipt Date : 1 March 1996 Applicant : Plant
Breeding International Cambridge Limited Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge
CB2 2LQ Organism : Potatoes (Desiree) modified to express altered carbohydrate
metabolism and the marker genes for resistance to kanamycin and hygromycin
Purpose : To multiply transgenic potato lines which have been shown in
glasshouse tests to contain modified starch Release Dates : May 1996 -
November 2001 Release Site : address as above Release Areas : Maximum of
500 sq metres Consent date : 12 April 1996 Conditions : Yes: reporting
& publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R14/5 Receipt Date : 8 March 1996 Applicant : The Scottish
Agricultural College Ferguson Building Craibstone Estate Bucksburn, Aberdeen,
AB21 9YA Organism : Two types of GMO are to be tested, both Oilseed Rape.High
Stearate canola differs from its parent in the fatty acid composition of
the seed by containing the gene encoding stearoyl-ACP desaturase from Brassica
rapa; the fatty acid stearate is much more abundant in the GMO. Laurate
canola differs from its parent in the fatty acid composition of the seed;
the fatty acid laurate, not normally occurring in canola type oilseed rape,
is present in the GMO. Purpose : To continue to evaluate Calgene Inc's
modified oil genes in the current rapeseed genetic backgrounds for agronomic
performance and oil quality in the UK. Assessment of the material for future
commercial production and continuation of a plant breeding programme to
meet those needs. Release Dates : Planting March-May 1996, harvest November
1996 Release Sites : Site 1: SAC, Craibstone Estate, Bucksburn, Aberdeen
Site 2: SAC, Bush Estate, Pencuik, Midlothian Site 3: Glenmore Farm, Wick,
Pershore, Worcestershire Site 4: Manor Farm, Kingston Deverill, Warminster,
Wiltshire Release Areas : Site 1: 7664 sq metres; Site 2: 2976 sq metres;
Site 3: 9060 sq metres; Site 4: 4050 sq metres Consent date : 11 April
1996 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement of details of locations
of all release sites and reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R19/11 Receipt Date : 20 March 1996 Applicant : AgrEvo UK
Crop Protection Ltd East Winch Hall, East Winch King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE32
1HN Organism : Oilseed Rape modified by the insertion of pat gene (Phosphinothricin
acetyl Transferase) to express resistance to glufosinate, the active ingredient
in the total herbicide glufosinate-ammonium. The pat gene is a synthetic
construct and the regulatory sequences are derived from the cauliflower
mosaic virus. Purpose : To enable the GM crop to be demonstrated to distributers
and growers and to be used for research and development purposes. Release
Dates : March/April 1996 - August 1996 Release Sites : Experimental Farm,
East Winch, King's Lynn, Norfolk; Ugly Duck Farm, Biggs Road, Walton Highway,
Wisbech, Norfolk Release Area : Maximum 250 square metres Consent date
: 10 April 1996 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement of details
of locations of all release sites and reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R5/8 Receipt Date : 25 March 1996 Applicant : Nickerson
BIOCEM Ltd 200 Science Park Milton Road, Cambridge CB2 4RL Organism : The
plants to be released are high erucic acid spring oilseed rape plants which
have been modified using Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation
to insert the 1 acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyl transferase gene from
Limnathes douglassi to alter the fatty acid composition of the oil. This
gene is under the control of a seed specific promoter from oilseed rape
(napin), which means that the gene is only expressed in the seed. Also
present in these plants is a selectable marker gene, kanamycin resistance,
under the control of a 35S promoter which is expressed throughout the plant.
Release Dates : Planting in March, April or May depending on weather conditions
and availability of seed. In 1996, when the consent is granted. Harvesting
will take place at maturity, which we anticipate will be no later than
the end of October in any year for the duration four year of the programme
of work. The final release in the programme will terminate by the end of
October 1999. Release Site : Nickerson Seeds Ltd, Woolpit Business Park,Woolpit,
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP30 3UP Grid Reference: 9662 Release Area : Maximum
of 1 ha Consent date : 24 April 1996 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent
schedule)
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Reference : 96/R14/6 Receipt Date : 1 April 1996 Applicant : The Scottish
Agricultural College Ferguson Building Craibstone Estate Bucksburn, Aberdeen,
AB21 9YA Organism : The GMO to be tested is Laurate canola which is rapeseed
with a modified fatty acid profile. Laurate canola differs from its parent
in the fatty acid composition of the seed; the fatty acid laurate, not
normally occurring in canola type oilseed rape is present in the GMO. The
gene of interest codes for 12:0 ACP thioesterase. The thioesterase enzyme
causes laurate to accumulate (by cleaving lauroyl-ACP) instead of being
converted to longer chain fatty acids. The parent does not possess this
enzyme but produces thioesterases (with significant sequence homology to
the 12:0 thioesterase) that act on longer chain fatty acid chains. Use
of the napin promoter restricts the fatty acid modification to the developing
seed. Laurate canola consistantly has Laurate in seed unlike conventional
varieties, which is the main criterion used to assess activity of the 12:0
ACP thioesterase enzyme in this GMO. The GMO also contains the kanamycin
resistance gene from Tn5 which is present in all cells. Purpose : To evaluate
Calgene Inc's high lauric acid rapeseed for agronomic performance and oil
quality under commercial conditions in the UK. Release Dates : Planting
window: March 25 to May 10 1996. Swathing window: August 15 to November
1 1996 with harvest to be accomplished by mid-November, depending upon
weather conditions. Release Sites : Site 1: SAC, Bush Estate, Penicuik,
Midlothian, EH26 0PH; Site 2: Model Farm, Shirburn, Watlington, Oxford,
OX9 5DX; Site 3: Chescombe Farm, Winterbourne, Whitechurch, Blandford,
Dorset DT11 0AR Release Areas : Site 1: 3.86 ha; Site 2: 13 ha; Site 3:
6.417 ha Consent date : 30 April 1996 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement
of details of locations of all release sites and reporting (see consent
schedule)
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Reference : 96/R19/12 Receipt Date : 22 April1996 Applicant : AgrEvo UK
Crop Protection Ltd East Winch Hall, East Winch King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE32
1HN Organism : Maize modified by the insertion of pat gene (Phosphinothricin
acetyl Transferase) to express resistance to glufosinate, the active ingredient
in the total herbicide glufosinate-ammonium. The pat gene is a synthetic
construct and the regulatory sequences are derived from the cauliflower
mosaic virus. A truncated or disrupted version of the ampR gene is also
inserted which is non-functional. Purpose : To enable efficiency and demonstration
work to be carried out with the herbicide glufosinate ammonium. Release
Dates : Sowing May 1996, harvesting September/October 1996 Release Sites
: Site 1: AgrEvo UK Crop Protection Ltd East Winch Hall, East Winch King's
Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 1HN Site 2: Hills Nurseries Appleton, Abingdon, Oxon
OX13 5QN Release Areas : The total area of sites 1 and 2 is a maximum of
about 2,500 square metres Consent date : 17 May 1996 Conditions : Yes:
reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R1/NI/1 Receipt Date : 10 June 1996 Applicant : Department
of Agriculture for Northern Ireland Applied Plant Science Division Newforge
Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX Organism : Potato plants modified to contain a gene
which makes them resistant to kanamycin and a gene, derived from a part
of the genome of potato virus X, which should enhance resistance to infection
by potato virus X. Purpose : To assess somaclonal variation and resistance
to vector-transmitted spread of potato virus Y and potato leaf roll virus
Release Dates : From 01 June 1996 to 31 October 1996 Release Site : Agriculture
and Food Science Centre, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX Release Area :
20m x 40m Consent date : 5 July 1996 Conditions : Yes: reporting &
publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R27/1 Receipt Date : 19 June 1996 Applicant:: Perryfields
Holdings Ltd Thorn Farm Inkberrow Worcs. WR7 4LJ Organism : Winter oilseed
rape modified for tolerance to glufosinate ammonium herbicides. Purpose
: To conduct a two year variety registration programme. Release Dates :
Sowing August 1996/7, harvesting 30 September 1997/8 Release Sites : 1996/7:
Manor Farm, Caxton, Cambs; ADAS Bridgets, Martyr Worthy, Winchester, Hants;
Edge House Farm, Belsay, Newcastle upon Tyne; Tillycorthie Farm, Udny Station,
Aberdeenshire; Highfield, Dennington Road, Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk;
Manor Farm, Twyford, Banbury, Oxon; Cotehill Farm, Osgodby, Market Rasen,
Lincs; Two sites at NIAB HQ trialground, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge; ADAS
Boxworth, Boxworth, Cambs; Wood Farm, Runhall, Norwich, Norfolk; Bollington
Hall Farm, Ugley, Essex; Bramham Farm Partnerships, Terrylug Farm, Bramham,
Wetherby; Bank Farm, Bank Lane, Aldington, Ashford, Kent; West Craigie
Farm, South Queensbury, Lothian Sites will be notified for 1997/8 in due
course Release Areas : 1996/7: Approx 200 square metres at each site. 1997/8:
Approx 300 square metres at each site. Consent date : 6 August 1996 Conditions
: Yes: notification/advertisement of details of locations of all release
sites and reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R22/6 Receipt Date : 20 June 1996 Applicant : Monsanto Plc
Crop Business Unit PO Box 53, Lane End Road High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
HP12 4HL Organism : Winter oilseed rape modified for tolerance to glyphosate
herbicides Purpose : To conduct a variety registration programme. To assess
the performance of glyphosate herbicide applications to control the weeds
in a winter oilseed rape crop and generate the necessary data for the registration
of this Roundup use Release Dates : Sowing August 1996/7/8, harvesting
July 1997/8/9 Release Sites : 1996/7: Two sites at NIAB trialground, Huntingdon
Road, Cambridge; NIAB trial site, Martyr Worthy, Winchester; Manor Farm,
Caxton, Cambridge; Edge House Farm, Belsay, Nr Ponteland, Newcastle upon
Tyne; Tillycorthie Farm, Udny Station, Aberdeen Highfield, Framlingham,
Woodbridge, Suffolk; Manor Farm, Twyford, Banbury, Oxon; Cotehill Farm,
Osgodby, Market Rasen, Lincs; ADAS Boxworth, Boxworth, Cambridge; Morley
EHF,Wood Farm, Runhall, Nr Wymondham, Norfolk; Bollington Hall Farm, Ugley,
Essex; Bramham Farm Partnerships, Terrylug Farm, Bramham, Wetherby; Wye
Agric College, Bank Lane, Aldington, Nr Ashford, Kent; West Craigie Farm,
South Queensbury, Lothian Sites will be notified for 1997/8 and 1998/9
in due course Release Areas : Each site will have a total area of 0.75
hectares Consent date : 6 August 1996 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement
of details of locations of all release sites and reporting (see consent
schedule)
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Reference : 96/R15/17 Receipt Date : 21 July 1996 Applicant : Plant Genetic
Systems NV Nazarethse Steenweg 77 B-9800 Astene (Deinze), Belgium Organism
: Oilseed rape with introduced male sterile & restorer genes and resistance
to kanamycin and glufosinate ammonium herbicides Purpose : To verify the
stability of the nuclear male sterility/ restored fertility system; evaluation
of light Leaf Spot (Pyrenopeziza brassicae) resistance; evaluation of winter
hardiness; first field evaluation of 36 new male sterile lines; evaluation
of the restoration level and agronomic performance; evaluation of the hetrotic
vigour and yield levels Release Date : From 1 August 1996 to 31 August
1997 Release Sites : Site 4401: Melbourn, Cambridgeshire; Site 4403: Tomnavoulin,
Grampian; Site 4404: Craibstone, Aberdeen; Site 4405: Louth, Lincolnshire;
Site 4406: Cirencester, Gloucestershire Release Areas : Site 4401: Melbourn,
approx. 61136 square metres, and two additional trials of approx 9600 square
metres; Site 4403: Grampian, approx. 1800 square metres; Site 4404: Aberdeen,
approx.16144 square metres; Site 4405: Louth, approx. 4788 square metres;
Site 4406: Cirencester, approx. 4788 square metres Consent date : 21 August
1996 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement of details of locations
of all release sites and reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R1/6 Receipt Date : 14 November 1996 Applicant : Zeneca
Limited Jealott's Hill Research Station, Bracknell, Berks RG42 6ET Organism
: Poplar (Populus tremula x Populus alba) genetically modified by the addition
of one of the following:antisense cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD)
or antisense O-methyl transferase (OMT). Both contain the marker gene npt
II conferring kanamycin resistance. Both antisense genes alter the phenotypic
expression of lignin and are coupled to the 35 s promoter from Cauliflower
Mosaic Virus and the nos terminator from Agrobacterium tumefacien Purpose
: Assessment of agronomic and pulping characteristics of poplar genetically
modified to alter lignin composition Release Dates : December 1997 to December
2004 Release Site : address as above Release Area : Approximately 25 metres
by 20 metres Consent date : 13 December 1996 Conditions : Yes: reporting
(see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R5/9 Receipt Date : 23 December 1996 Applicant : Nickerson
BIOCEM Ltd 200 Science Park Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4GZ Organism : Spring
oilseed rape genetically modified with constructs which contain a gene
to reduce splitting or shattering of the seed pods at or before harvest
and a gene confering Kanamycin resistance. Purpose : To test the field
perfomance of the introduced genes Release Date : Sowing in April and harvesting
in August or September Release Site : Sacrewell Lodge Farm, Thornhaugh,
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Release Area : 26 metres by 16 metres Consent
date : 5 March 1997 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see
consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R21/4 Receipt Date : 24 December 1996 Applicant : Hilleshog
(UK) Ltd Brooke Lodge, Brooke, Norwich NR15 1JG Organism : Sugar beet genetically
modified for tolerance to the herbicide Roundup, with GUS marker gene Purpose
: The proposed experiments are part of a mid- to long-term breeding programme
based on progeny of sugar beet plants containing the Roundup Ready genes
(tolerance to glyphosate). The aim of the programme is to develop commercial
sugar beet varieties which can be used in combination with Roundup to provide
the farmers with an alternative weed management system. Release Dates :
From 01 March 1997 to 30 November 2001 Release Sites : The application
is for a programme of work that will extend over 5 years from 1997 to 2001.
There will be in the region of 9 sites in year 1 (1997) and in the region
of 21 sites in subsequent years, all will be in England but the exact number
may vary from year to year. The detailed locations can only be provided
in late winter/early spring of each trialing year when NIAB's trialing
plans have been completed. However one site which can be noted to be definitely
used in all 5 years of the programme applied for is: The Exning Estate
company Exning Estate Office Exning Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7NN Release Area:
The trial at each location will not exceed 2 ha. Consent date : 25 February
1997 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement of details of locations
of all release sites and reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R5/10 Receipt Date : 3 January 1997 Applicant : Nickerson
BIOCEM Ltd 200 Science Park Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4GZ Organism : Spring
oilseed rape genetically modified to enable production of phytase. In addition
plants of one construct carry the selectable marker kanamycin resistance,
some of the lines of the other 2 constructs also contain herbicide tolerance
selectable marker genes as these were produced using a cotransformation
method. Purpose : To multiply seed for future trials. Release Date : From
1 April 1997 to 30 September 1997 Release Site : Claxby Grange Farm, Holton
le Moor, Lincolnshire. Grid Ref: 0996 Release Area : 2000 metres Consent
date : 30 April 1997 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see
consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R28/1 Receipt Date : 7 January 1997 Applicant : John
K King & Sons Ltd Coggeshall Colchester Essex CO6 1TH Organism : Oilseed
rape genetically modified to contain the kanamycin resistance gene from
Tn5, and to be resistant to kanamycin. Laurate canola differs from its
parent in the fatty acid composition of the seed; the fatty acid laurate
is present in the GMO unlike conventional oilseed rape. Extensive studies
done In the USA with the GMO indicates that it is not more weedy, persistent,
invasive or prolific than currently grown canola varieties, and the GMO
exhibit no selective or competitive advantage. Purpose : To continue to
evaluate Calgene Inc's modified oil genes in the current rapeseed genetic
backgrounds for agronomic performance and oil quality in the UK. Assessment
of the material for future commercial production and continuation of a
plant breeding programme to meet those needs. Release Date : From 15 March
1997 to 30 November 1997 Release Sites : Field 1 Old Hall Farm, Lackenby,
Eston, Middlesborough, N Yorks, TS6 8DN Field 2 Low Bonwick Farm, Bewholme,
East Yorkshire, YO25 8EE Field 3 Awbridge Farm, Trysull, Wolverhampton
Field 4 Yucca House Farm, Mareham on the Hill, Horncastle, Lincs, LN9 6PQ
Field 5 Shidlaw, Cornhill on Tweed, Northumberland, TD12 4RP Field 6 Brick
Kiln Farm, Chilgrove, Chichester, PO18 9HS Field 7 Copper Trees, Cryers
Hill Lane, High Wycombe, Bucks HP15 6AR Field 8 Manor Farm, Crux Easton,
Newbury, Berkshire Field 9 Redhill Farm, Redmarley, Gloucestershire Field
10 White House, Newcastle, Monmouthshire, NP5 4NF Field 11 Eastbury Estates
(1955) Ltd, Bussey Stool Farm, Tarrant Gunville, Blandford Field 12 Home
Farm, Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire, OX44 9PR Release Areas: Field 1 38,400
square metres (3.84 ha) Field 7 80,000 square metres (8.00 ha) Field 2
84,500 square metres (8.45 ha) Field 8 76,900 square metres (7.69 ha) Field
3 198,500 square metres (19.85 ha) Field 9 455,900 square metres (45.59
ha) Field 4 204,800 square metres (20.48 ha) Field 10 149,800 square metres
(14.98 ha) Field 5 155,000 square metres (15.50 ha) Field 11 111,400 square
metres (11.14 ha) Field 6 150,000 square metres (15.00 ha) Field 12 155,200
square metres (15.52 ha) Consent date : 18 March 1997 Conditions : Yes:
notification/advertisement of details of locations of all release sites
and reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R22/7 Receipt Date : 7 January 1997 Applicant : Monsanto
Plc Crop Protection, PO Box 53, Lane End Road High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
HP12 4HL Organism : Sugar Beet, modified with Roundup Ready genes (glyphosate
tolerance) Purpose : The proposed release is part of a programme to develop
Beta vulgaris plants containing the Roundup Ready genes (which confer tolerance
to the herbicide glyphosate). The aim of this programme is to provide farmers
with an alternative weed management system for the sugar beet crop. Release
Dates : From 01 March 1997 to 31 January 2000 Release Site : Broom Barn
Experimental Station AFRC Institue of Arable Crops Research Higham, Bury
St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6NP [National Grid Ref: TL752656] Release Area
: Not exceeding 1500 sq metres Consent date : 20 March 1997 Conditions
: Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 96/R22/8 Receipt Date : 7 January 1997 Applicant : Monsanto
Plc Crop Protection, PO Box 53, Lane End Road High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
HP12 4HL Organism : Fodder Beet, modified with Roundup Ready genes (glyphosate
tolerance) Purpose : Official field trial programme for the inclusion of
cultivated fodder beet (Beta vulgaris), containing t he Roundup Ready genes
(glyphosate tolerance) onto the recommended list of NIAB (National Institute
of Agricultural Botany). Release Dates : From 1 March 1997 to 31 January
2000 Release Sites : In year one (1997) there will be four locations: Exning
Estate Co. Sharpes International G. Whitfield & Son Ltd Exning Estate
Office Plant Breeding Station Cheswell Grange Riding Farm Exning Boothby
Graffoe Lilleshall Walsham le Willows Newmarket Lincoln Telford Bury St
Edmunds Suffolk LN5 0LF Shropshire [Grid ref: TL 621660] [Grid Ref: SK
964588] [Grid Ref: SJ 717167] [Grid Ref: TM 014701] Release Areas : Individual
plot sizes will be 12m x 1.5m, replicated three times. Total trial area
will not exceed 1500 m sq., including non GMO plots and border rows. Consent
date : 20 March 1997 Conditions : Yes: reporting & publication (see
consent schedule)
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Reference : 97/R19/13 Receipt Date : 20 January 1997 Applicant : AgrEvo
UK Crop Protection Ltd East Winch Hall, East Winch King's Lynn, Norfolk,
PE32 1HN Organism : Sugar beet modified by the insertion of pat (Phosphinothricin
Acetyl Transferase) gene to express toleranceto phosphinothricin (the alternative
older chemical name for glufosinate, the active principle of the total
herbicide glufosinate-ammonium) and nptll neomycin phosphotransferase)
gene to express resistance to the anti-biotic kanamycin . The pat gene
is a synthetic construct and the regulatory sequences are derived from
the cauliflower mosaic virus and the bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
Purpose : To enable residue, efficiency, variety performance and variety
registration studies to be conducted to support the development of the
herbicide glufosinate-ammonium as a selective herbicide Release Dates :
Sowing March/April with harvesting in October/November or December of each
year (1997/2001) Release Sites : Site 1: Gravel Pit Farm, Exening, Newmarket,
Suffolk Further details of the remaining sites in 1997 and the following
4 years will be provided as soon as they are availableWannage Farm, Sedge
Fen Road, Southery, Downham Market, Cambridgeshire, PE38 0PT Release Areas
: The total area at each site will be no more than 5000 square metres Consent
date : 17 March 1997 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 97/R13/8 Receipt Date : 24 January 1997 Applicant : Sharpes
International Seeds Ltd Plant Breeding Station, Boothby Graffoe, Lincoln
LN5 0LF Organism : Sugar beet modified to be tolerant to the herbicide
glufosinate ammonium by the insertion of the pat gene. The npt II marker
gene for kanamycin resistance is also present. Purpose : To evaluate the
level of tolerance and agronomic performance of the genetically modified
sugar beet hybrid under various herbicide treatments. Release Dates: 10
year programme of work, from 01 March 1997 to 31 December 2006 Release
Site : 1997 site: address as above In later years additional sites may
be used Release Area : No trail will exceed 10,000 sq metres Consent date
: 12 March 1997 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement of details
of locations of all release sites and reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 97/R13/7 Receipt Date : 31 January 1997 Applicant : Sharpes
International Seeds Ltd Plant Breeding Station, Boothby Graffoe, Lincoln
LN5 0LF Organism : Roundup resistance of Spring Oilseed Rape Purpose :
To evaluate Roundup Resistance in Spring Oilssed Rape and conduct National
List Trials for variety registration and similar trials. Release Dates:
From 1 February 1997 to 31 October 2006 Release Sites : 1997 sites: 1.
NL: Cambridge: TBA: TBA 2. NL: Aberdeen: Links Hill Farm, Udny, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland: [NG 903 227] 3. NL DUS plots: Cambridge: NIABHQ Trialground,
Huntingdon Road, Cambridge: [TL 4327 6025] 4. HGCA: Edinburgh: Boghall
Farm, Bigger Road, Penicuik, Mid-Lothian: [NT 253 649] 5. BSPB: Nickersons:
Claxby Grange Farm, Market Rasen, Lincs. LN8 3YP: [TF 010 963] 6. BSPB:
Dalgety: Throws Farm, Stebbing, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 3AQ: [TL 667 229]
7. BSPB: Perryfields: Perryfields Holdings Ltd, Thorn Farm, Inkberrow,
Worcs, WR7 4LJ 1998 sites to be determined Release Areas : 1997 sites:
a maximum of 15000 (m ) at each site Consent date : 13 March 1997 Conditions
: Yes: notification/advertisement of details of locations of all release
sites and reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 97/R19/14 Receipt Date : 10 February 1997 Applicant : AgrEvo
UK Crop Protection Ltd East Winch Hall, East Winch King's Lynn, Norfolk,
PE32 1HN Organism : Oilseed rape modified by the insertion of pat gene
(Phosphinothricin Acetyl Transferase) to express resistance to glufosinate-ammonium
and resistance to kanamycin (marker gene). The pat gene is a synthetic
construct and the regulatory sequences are derived from the cauliflower
mosaic virus. Purpose : Field Release of Glufosinate Ammonium Tolerant
Spring Oilseed Rape for Demonstration and Research and Development Purposes
Release Dates : From 1 March 1997 to 31 August 1998 Release Sites : Site
1 Experimental Farm AgrEvo UK Crop Protection Limited East Winch Hall,,East
Winch King's Lynn, Norfolk PE2 1HN [National Grid Reference TF705163] Further
sites will be notified when they are confirmed. Release Areas : The total
area of site will be a maximum of 3,000 square metres Consent date : 18
March 1997 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement of details of locations
of all release sites and reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 97/R15/18 Receipt Date : 10 February 1997 Applicant : Plant
Genetic Systems NV Nazarethse Steenweg 77 B-9800 Astene (Deinze), Belgium
Organism : Oilseed rape modified to tolerate glufosinate-ammonium herbicide
and for male sterility and fertility restorer functions Purpose : To verify
the stability of the nuclear male sterility/restored fertility system under
specific environmental conditions, through agronomic evaluation of 3 male
sterile lines, 3 homozygous restorer lines m 9 combinations (between male
sterile and restorer lines) and reference varieties. Release Date : From
1 March 1997 to 31 October 2001 Release Sites : Site 4401: Melbourn, Cambridgeshire;
Grid Reference: TL 3290 427 Site 4402: Louth, Lincolnshire; Grid Reference
TF 305 893 Site 4403: ADAS High Mowthorpe; Grid Reference: SE 894 690 Site
4404: SAC, Craibstone, Aberdeen; Grid Reference NJ 876 114. Release Areas
: Site 4401: Melbourn: total area of approx 39320 sq metres Site 4402:
Louth: total area of approx 5103 sq metres Site 4403: High Mowthorpe: total
area of approx 7600m sq metres Site 4404: Aberdeen: total area of approx
3910m sq metres Consent date : 18 March 1997 Conditions : Yes: reporting
(see consent schedule)
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Reference : 97/R30/1 Receipt Date : 13 February 1997 Applicant : CPB Twyford
Ltd Church Street Thriplow, Royston, Herts SG8 7RE Organism : Oilseed rape
modified to contain the kanamycin resistance gene and with resistance to
kanamycin. Laurate canola differs from its parent in the fatty acid composition
of the seed; the fatty acid laurate is much more abundant in the GMPts.
The gene of interest codes for 12:0 ACP thioesterase. The thioesterase
enzyme causes laurate to accumulate (by cleaving lauroyl-ACP) instead of
being converted to longer chain fatty acids. Purpose : To continue to evaluate
and select a range of rapeseed lines modified with Calgene's gene for high
lauric acid oil alongside conventional rapeseed cultivars for agronomic
performance and oil quality. Assessment of the material is with a view
to future commercial production and for the continuation of a plant breeding
programme. The trial series is planned to continue initially over a three
year period and to involve spring adapted lines of oilseed rape. Release
Dates : From 01 March 1997 to 30 September 1999 Release Sites : Site 1
(spring sowing 1997) Perrins Field Thriplow Royston Herts [National Grid
Reference: TL 432475] Further details of the 2 sites scheduled for 1998
and the 2 sites for1999 will be made available at a later date Release
Areas : Total area of each of the release sites will be approx.6,00 square
metres, with a maximum of 10,000 square metres Consent date : 18 March
1997 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 97/R15/19 Receipt Date : 10 February 1997 Applicant : Plant
Genetic Systems NV Nazarethse Steenweg 77 B-9800 Astene (Deinze), Belgium
Organism : Oilseed rape modified to tolerate glufosinate-ammonium herbicide
and for male sterility and fertility restorer functions Purpose : In the
frame of the official variety registration of PGS' hybrid oilseed rape
it is intended to carry out official DUS (Distinctiveness-Uniformity-Stability)
trials in the United Kingdom. DUS trials comprise a number of different
tests over a minimum two year test period in order to identify and characterise
a line. DUS Alternativity testing aims to evaluate the behaviour of spring
oilseed rape types under winter conditions. Release Date : From 1 March
1997 to 28 February 1998 Release Site : National Institute of Agricultural
Botany HQ, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge Release Areas : 450 square metres
in total Consent date : 3 April 1997 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement
of details of locations of all release sites and reporting (see consent
schedule)
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Reference : 97/R29/1 Receipt Date : 28 February 1997 Applicant : John Innes
Centre Norwich Research Park Colney Norwich NR4 7UH Organism : Spring wheat
containing genes for improvement of baking quality. Genes have been inserted
to improve dough elasticity. In addition, the plants carry a gene for glufosinate
herbicide resistance and the gusA gene (for glucuronidase) as a marker,
and the bacterial bla gene conferring resistance against ampicillin.. Purpose
: A 3 year programme to test the agronomic performance of the transgenic
wheat plants and to increase seed for biochemical evaluation. Release Dates
: From 1 March 1997 to 31 August 1999 Release Site : address as above Release
Area : Maximum of 50 square metres Consent date : 28 April 1997 Conditions
: Yes: reporting & publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 97/R22/9 Receipt Date : 3 March 1997 Applicant : Monsanto Plc
Crop Protection PO Box 53, Lane End Road High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
HP12 4HL Organism : Spring oilseed rape modified with Roundup Ready genes
(glyphosate tolerance) Purpose : The proposed experimental programme is
based on progeny of spring oilseed rape plants containing the Roundup Ready
genes (tolerance to glyphosate). The general purpose of this experimental
programme is to assess the performance of Roundup Biactive applications
to control the weeds in a spring oilseed rape crop and generate the necessary
data for the registration of this Roundup Biactive use. There will also
be small scale plots in order for the technology to be demonstrated to
selected groups. Release Dates : From 1 March 1997 to 30 September 2001
Release Sites : Throws Farm Manor Farm Worsley Stebbing Wilton Brocklesby
Great Dunmow Malborough N. Lincs Essex Wilts SN8 3SP TA 103076 PL 578263
SU 263613 Herbicide Registration trials Firtree Farm Lodge Farm Ibstock
Grange Farm Fillongley Kings Newton Pretoria Road Nr. Coventry Derbyshire
Ibstock Warwickshire SK 397264 Leicestershire SP 285875 SK 418098 Tib Hall
Farm Kingsbury Nr. Tamworth Staffordshire SP 228933 Release Areas : Not
exceeding 0.5 Ha Consent date : 7 April 1997 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement
of details of locations of all release sites and reporting (see consent
schedule)
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Reference : 97/R19/15 Receipt Date : 5 March 1997 Applicant : AgrEvo UK
Crop Protection Ltd East Winch Hall, East Winch King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE32
1HN Organism : Maize modified by the insertion of pat gene (phosphinothricin
acetyl transferase) to express tolerance to glufosinate, the active principle
of the total herbicide glufosinate-ammonium and the ampR (ampicillin resistance)
gene to express resistance to the -lactam antibotics in bacteria only.
This latter gene is incomplete or disrupted and is thus inactive and is
also not expressible in the plant. Purpose : To enable efficacy and demonstration
work to be conducted with the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium. Release Dates
: From 1 April 1997 to 30 November 1998 Release Sites : Site 1: East Winch
Hall East Winch King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1HN National Grid Reference TF
705163 Further sites will be notified when they are confirmed. Release
Areas : Maximum of 3000 sq. metres (wider release area maximum 4500 sq.
metres per site) Consent date : 7 April 1997 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement
of details of locations of all release sites and reporting (see consent
schedule)
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Reference : 97/R4/7 Receipt Date : 2 April 1997 Applicant : Advanced Technologies
(Cambridge) Limited 210 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge CB4 4WA Organism
: Tobacco modified for nematode resistance in order to study the effects
of gene expression in the aerial parts of the plant. The trial will contain
plants transformed with one of eleven different constructs Purpose : To
compare the morphology of the transgenic plants relative to control non-transgenic
plants.The transgenic plants utilise promoters that are induced in cells
at feeding sites created by nematode infection. The promoters also express
to a lesser degree at other sites in the plant, notably roots, meristematic
tissues and petioles. It is possible, that this may have an adverse effects
on the productivity or growth characteristics of the plants. In the greenhouse
during resistance trails, no larger differences in morphology were seen
when the transgenic plants were compared to the wild type, despite the
low expression of the transgenes in other tissues Release Dates : From
15 May 1997 to 30 September 1997 Release Sites : National Institute of
Agricultural Botany Huntington Road Cambridge CB4 4WA Release Areas : The
site will comprise 1200 square metres of transgenic tobacco plants and
1600 square metres of non-transgenic tobacco plants Consent date : 30 April
1997 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 97/R5/11 Receipt Date : 2 June 1997 Applicant : Nickerson BIOCEM
Ltd, 200 Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4GZ Organism : Winter
oilseed rape genetically modified using, Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated
transformation of cotyledonary explants, to reduce susceptibility to splitting
or shattering of the seed pods at harvest and to alter the fatty acid composition
of the oil in the seed Purpose : To test the field performance of the introduced
genes and bulk up seed Release Date : From 1 August 1997 to 31 July 1998
Release Site : Brigsley, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire [Grid Ref: 2501] Release
Area : 1925 square metres Consent date : 18 September 1997 Conditions :
Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 97/R15/20 Receipt Date : 9 June 1997 Applicant : Plant Genetic
Systems NV,Jozef Plateaustraat 22, B-9000 Gent, Belgium Organism : Oilseed
rape modified for male sterility and restored fertility with resistance
to Phosphinothricin. Purpose : VCU (Value-Cultivation-Use) trials are set
up in order to evaluate the Agronomical value of crop varieties. The trials
are carried out on a national basis and take a minimum of two years for
addition to the UK National and Descriptive List. DUS (Distinctiveness-Uniformity-Stability)
trials comprise a number of different tests over a maximum two year test
period in order to identify and characterize a line. Release Date : From
1 August 1997 to 31 August 1998 Release Sites : The trials will be executed
at a number of different locations in England, including NIAB headquarters,
with possibly one location in Scotland. Applicant will forward full descriptions
on the actual location of the trial sites as this information becomes available.
Release Areas : Applicant will forward full descriptions on the actual
size of the release sites as this information becomes available. Consent
date : 1 August 1997 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement of details
of locations of all release sites and reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 97/R15/21 Receipt Date : 9 June 1997 Applicant : Plant Genetic
Systems NV,Jozef Plateaustraat 22,B-9000 Gent,Belgium Organism : Oilseed
rape modified for male sterility with tolerance to Phosphinothricin and
reduced susceptibility to fungal infection Purpose : The release aims to
evaluate the general agronomic performance, in particular the tolerance
to fungal infections in several hybrids in comparison to some check varieties.
Release Date : From 01 August 1997 to 30 September 2001. Release Sites
: The field test will be located on Craibstone Estate, 5 miles west of
Aberdeen, by the Aberdeen to Inverness road (A96). Grid Ref NJ 873 112.
Release Areas : Surface transgenic plants = 45 m, total surface = 60 m.
The total surface of the release will be superior to 60m due to the presence
of border plants and a non-transgenic border surrounding the different
trials. Consent date : 1 August 1997 Conditions : Yes: reporting &
publication (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 97/R19/16 Receipt Date : 10 June 1997 Applicant : AgrEvo UK
Crop Protection Ltd, East Winch Hall, East Winch, King's Lynn, Norfolk
Organism : Oilseed rape modified for tolerance to either one of the non-selective
herbicides glufosinate and glyphosate. Purpose : To produce seed with tolerance
to both herbicides and to investigate the susceptibility of these plants
to other herbicides. Release Dates : From 1 August 1997 to 30 September
1999 Release Sites : Site1: Experimental farm Site 2: Chishill Orchard
Farm AgrEvo UK Crop Protection Limited Heydon Road East Winch Hall Great
Chishill East Winch Royston King"s Lynn Herts SG8 8SS Norfolk PE32 1HN
National Grid Reference: TF 705163 National Grid Reference: TL429393 Release
Areas : Total GM rape max. 4800 square metres per site. Wider release area
max. 22,000 square metres per site. Consent date : 7 August 1997 Conditions
: Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 97/R30/2 Receipt Date : 18 June 1997 Applicant : CPB Twyford
Ltd Church Street Thriplow, Royston, Herts SG8 7RE Organism : Oilseed rape
modified to contain the kanamycin resistance gene and a gene for bay thioesterase.
Laurate canola differs from its parent in the fatty acid composition of
the seed; the fatty acid laurate is much more abundant in the GMO.The gene
of interest codes for 12:0 ACP thioesterase. The thioesterase enzyme causes
laurate to accumulate (by cleaving lauroyl-ACP) instead of being converted
to longer chain fatty acids. Purpose : To continue to evaluate and select
a range of rape seed lines modified with Calgene's gene for high lauric
acid oil alongside conventional rape seed cultivars for agronomic performance
and oil quality. Assessment of the material is with a view to future commercial
production and for the continuation of a plant breeding programme. The
trial series is planned to continue initially over a three year period
and to involve winter adapted lines of oilseed rape. Release Dates : From
1 August 1997 to 31 August 2000. Release Sites : Site 1 (autumn sowing
1997): Camps field Newton Royston Herts National Grid Reference: TL 444
491 Further sites in 1998 and 1999 will be notified when they are confirmed.
Release Areas : Maximum 10,000 square metres. Consent date : 7 August 1997
Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement of details of locations of
all release sites and reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 97/R19/17 Receipt Date : 16 July 1997 Applicant : AgrEvo UK
Crop Protection Ltd East Winch Hall, East Winch King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE32
1HN Organism : Winter oilseed rape modified by the insertion of the pat
gene (phosphinothricin acetyl transferase) to express tolerance to glufosinate,
the active principle of the total herbicide glufosinate-ammonium. The pat
gene originally a synthetic construct and the regulatory sequences are
derived from the cauliflower mosaic virus. Purpose : For demonstration
and research and development. Release Dates : From 1 August 1997 to 30
September 1999 Release Sites : Site 1: Experimental farm AgrEvo UK Limited
East Winch Hall East Winch King's Lynn Norfolk PE32 1HN National Grid Reference:
TF 705163 Further sites will be notified when they are confirmed. Release
Areas : Maximum of 1.0 ha. Consent date : 15 August 1997 Conditions : Yes:
notification/advertisement of details of locations of all release sites
and reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 97/R15/22 Receipt Date 4 August 1997 Applicant Plant Genetic
Systems NV Nazarethse Steenweg 77 B-9800 Astene (Deinze) BELGIUM Organism:
Oilseed rape modified to express tolerance to phosphinothricin herbicide
and male sterility and restorerfunctions. Purpose: To verify the stability
of the male sterility/restorer fertility system under specific environmental
conditions. Also to evaluate the agronomic performance of transgenic hybrids
and evaluate resistance to light leaf spot (Pyrenopeziza brassicae). Release
Dates: From 1 August 1997 to 31 August 1998 Release Sites: Site 4401: Melbourn
The field site will be located on arable land at Summerhouse Farm in Melbourn,
Cambridgeshire. Grid Ref:. TL396 424. Site 4402: Aberdeen T'he field test
site will be located on Craibstone Estate, Bucksburn, 5 miles west of Aberdeen.
Grid Ref: NJ 873 112. Site 4403: High Mowthorpe The field test site will
be located at ADAS High Mowthorpe, Lincolnshire. Grid ref. 883 697. The
nearest village is Kirkby Grindalythe. Site 4404: Cirencester T'he field
test site wffi be located on Dryleaze Farm, Siddington, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
Grid Ref.. SU 033 976. Site 4405: Dartford. The field test site will be
located on South Darenth Farms and Coldstores Ltd, St Margareths Farm,
South Darenth, Dartford, Kent. Field number 0540. Release Areas: Site 4401:
20 sq m Site 4402: 10 sq m Site 4403: 24 sq m Site 4404: 21 sq m Site 4405:
2O sq m Consent date : 4 September 1997 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisement
of details of locations of all release sites and reporting (see consent
schedule)
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Reference: 97/R14/7 Receipt Date: 4 September 1997 Applicant: The Scottish
Agricultural College Craibstone Estate Bucksburn Aberdeen AB21 9YA. Organism:
Oilseed rape modified to contain the kanamycin resistance gene from Tn5
and express resistance to kanamycin. Laurate canola differs from its parent
in the fatty acid composition of the seed;. the fatty acid laurate is present
in the GMO unlike conventional oilseed rape.The gene of interest codes
for 12.0 ACP thioesterase. The thioesterase enzyme causes laurate to accumulate
(by cleaving lauroyl-ACP) instead of being converted to longer chain fatty
acids. Purpose: A comparison of the potential of oilseed rape of differing
fatty acid profiles (including high lauric rape (Brassica napus) to produce
volunteer populations. Release Dates: From 01 October 1997 To 01 October
2000 Release Site: Woodlands Field, Craibstone Estate, Bucksburn, Aberdeen,
AB21 9YA Release Areas: Woodlands site 10 (0.001 ha) Consent Date: 9 October
1997 Conditions: Yes: notification/advertisement of details of locations
of all release sites and reporting (see schedule to Consent document, available
from Biotechnology Unit.)
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Reference : 97/R28/2 Receipt Date : 21 October 1997 Applicant : John K
King & Sons Ltd Coggeshall Colchester Essex CO6 1TH Organism : Oilseed
rape (laurate canola) genetically modified to contain the kanamycin resistance
gene from Tn5, and to be resistant to kanamycin. Laurate canola differs
from its parent in the fatty acid composition of the seed; the fatty acid
laurate is present in the GMO unlike conventional oilseed rape. Research
in the UK suggests that laurate rapeseed is less persistent as a volunteer
than conventional high oleic varieties. Observations made in trials over
the last 5 seasons in the UK indicate that the GMO is not more weedy, persistent,
invasive or prolific than currently grown canola varieties, and the GMO
exhibits no selective or competitive advantage. Purpose : To evaluate high
lauric rapeseed (Brassica napus) for National List Trial (NLT) purposes.
Release Date : From 1 March 1998 to mid November 2003. Release Sites :
Field 1: NIAB, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0LE Field 2: SAC, Tillycorthie,
Udny, Aberdeenshire AB41 6SD Release Areas: Field 1: 3,500 square metres
(0.35 hectares). Field 2: 2,100 square metres (0.21 hectares). Consent
date : 19 March 1998 Conditions : Submission of monitoring reports either
1 month after the termination of each trial or by 31 December 2003 whichever
is sooner. Submission of monitoring reports either 1 month after the termination
of each trial or by 31 December 2004 whichever is sooner.
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Reference : 97/R8/3 Receipt Date : 27/10/97 Applicant : IACR Rothamsted
Harpended Herfordshire Organism : Spring wheat (Triticum aestivum), resistance
to herbicide phoshinothricin + inserted GUS marker gene Purpose : To assess
the field performance of the transgenic plants and to produce sufficient
amounts of grain Release Date : Growing season, March-August (1998-2001)
Release Sites : Site 1 IACR-Long Ashton Research Station, Long Ashton,
Bristol BS18 9AF Site 2 IACR-Rothamsted, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5
2JQ Site 3 Haverholme, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire Release Areas: Field
1 not exceeding 260m2 Field 2 not exceeding 260m2 Field 3 not exceeding
100m2 Consent date : 6/1/98 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisment
of details of locations of all release sites and reporting (see schedule
to Consent document, available from Biotechnology Unit).
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Reference : 97/R15/23 Receipt Date : 5 December 1997 Applicant : Plant
Genetic Systems NV Jozef Plateaustraat 22 B-9000 Gent. Belgium Organism
: Oilseed rape modified for male sterility and restored fertility, with
insertion of genetic material by (Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated) transformation.
Purpose : DUS (Distinctiveness-Uniformity-Stability) trials comprise a
number of different rsts over a minimum two year test period in order to
idenfy and characterize a line. DUS aAlternativity testing aims to evaulate
the behaviour of Spring oilseed rape types under Winter conditions. VCU
(Value-Culivation-Use) trials and recommended trials are set up in order
to evaluate the agronomical value of crop varieties. The trials are carried
out on a national basis and take a minimum of 2 years for addition to the
UK National and recommended list. Release Dates : From 1 March 1998 to
28 February 1999 Release Sites : The trials will be located at NIAB Headquarters,
Huntingdon Road, CB3 0LE, Cambridge. The trials will be conducted on 10
to 15 locations max. Full descriptions on the locations of the release
sites will be notified as soon as this information becomes available Release
Areas: Trial 1: 300 square metres. Max surface of transgenic material:
600 square metres per location. The trials will be conducted on 10 to 15
locations max. Full descriptions on the size of the release sites will
be notified as soon as this information becomes available. Consent date
: 19 March 1998 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisment of details
of locations of all release sites and reporting (see schedule to Consent
document, available from Biotechnology Unit).
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Reference : 97/R28/3 Receipt Date : 17 December 1997 Applicant : John K
King & Sons Ltd Coggeshall, Colchester, Essex, CO6 1TH. Organism :
Oilseed rape modified to contain the kanamycin resistance gene from Tn5,
and is resistant to kanamycin. Laurate canola differs from its parent in
the fatty acid composition of the seed; the fatty acid laurate is present
in the GMO unlike conventional oilseed rape. The gene of interest codes
for 12:0 ACP thioesterase. The thioesterase enzyme causes laurate to accumulate
(by cleaving lauroyl-ACP) instead of being converedted to longer chain
fatty acides. The parent does not possess this enzyme but produces thiuoesterases
(with significant sequence homology to the 12:0 thioesterase) that act
on longer fatty acid chains. Use of the napin promoter resitrist the fatty
acide modification to the developing seed. Laurate canola consistently
has greater levels of Laurate in seed than do canola varieties, which is
the main criteria used to assess activity of the 12:0 ACP thioesterase
enzyme in the GMO. Purpose : The industrial evaluation of high lauric rapeseed
(Brassica napus) grown under commercial conditions in the UK. Release Dates
: From 1 March 1998 to 1 November 2000 Release Sites : Field 1: Whitehouse,
Newcastle, Monmouthshire NP5 4NF. Other fields (approx 14 sites) - details
to be provided later. Release Areas: Field 1 18,140 square metres (18.14
ha). Other fields - details to be provided later (Exact field size will
vary according to the particular field but will be in the region of 30
acres.)Total release not more than 200 hectares. Consent date : 17 March
1998 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisment of details of locations
of all release sites and reporting (see schedule to Consent document, available
from Biotechnology Unit).
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Reference : 97/R21/5 Receipt Date : 5/1/98 Applicant : Novartis Seeds Ltd
Brooke Lodge Brooke Norwich, NR15 1JG Organism : Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)
transformed with Agrobacterium tumefaciens, confering tolerance to glufosinate-ammonium
by the introduction of the PAT gene. Promoter and terminator of cauliflower
mosaic virus (35-sRNA gene) also introduced. Purpose : to test tolerance
to the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium of sugar beet, with the long term
aim to develop commercial sugar beet varieties to provide farmers with
an alternative weed management system in combination with glufosinate-ammonium.
Release Date : Spring/Summer 1998 - Autumn/Winter 2002 Release Sites :
field 1 Hill Farm, Kirby Bedon, Norwich, Norfolk Release Areas: field 1
not exceeding 0.5ha Consent date : 20 March 1998 Conditions : Submission
of monitoring reports by either 1 month after the date of termination of
the trials in each year of the programme, or by 31 December 1998 and each
year thereafter until 31 December 2002; and either one year after termination
of the trial or by 31 December 1999 and each year thereafter until 31 December
2003.
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Reference : 98/R22/10 Receipt Date : 7/1/98 Applicant : Monsanto Life Sciences
Crop Protection, PO Box 53 Lane End Road, High Wycombe Buckinghamshire,
HP12 4HL Organism : Sugar Beet, modified with gene CP4 EPSPS to overcome
the effects of glyphosate, which is the active ingredient of the broad
spectrum herbicide Roundup Bioactive. Purpose : Trials designed to complement
a world wide programme to provide an alternative and more environmentally
benign method of weed control in beet crops. Release Date : March to May
in the Spring, and September to January of the following year, 1998 to
2003 Release Sites : field 1 Brooms Barn Experimental Station, Higham,
Suffolk field 2 Agrisearch, Wilson, Derbyshire field 3 Garendon Park Farms,
Loughborough, Leics Release Areas: less than 2ha Consent date : 3 April
1998 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see consent schedule)
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Reference : 98/R22/13 Receipt Date : 7/1/98 Applicant : Monsanto Life Sciences
Crop Protection, PO Box 53 Lane End Road, High Wycombe Buckinghamshire,
HP12 4HL Organism : Oilseed rape modified to overcome the effects of glyphosate.
Purpose : to evaluate the selectivity and efficacy of applications of Roundup
Bioactive, in which glyphosphate is the active ingredient, on Oilseed rape.
Release Date : August to October and July to September 1998-2003, and some
trials in the Spring (March- May) which will also be terminated between
July and September. Release Sites : field 1 Twenty Pence Road, Cottenham,
Cambridge field 2 Lodge Farm, Kings Newton, Derbyshire Release Areas: less
than 2ha Consent date : 7 April 1998 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisment
of details of locations of all release sites and reporting (see schedule
to Consent document, available from Biotechnology Unit).
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Reference : 98/R22/11 Receipt Date : 7/1/98 Applicant : Monsanto Life Sciences
Crop Protection, PO Box 53 Lane end Road High Wycombe, HP12 4HL Organism
: Sugar Beet, modified with gene CP4 EPSPS to overcome the effects of glyphosate,
which is the active ingredient of the broad spectrum herbicide Roundup
Bioactive. Purpose : Trials designed to complement a world wide programme
to provide an alternative and more environmentally benign method of weed
control in beet crops. Release Date : March to May in the Spring, and September
to January of the following year, 1998 to 2003 Release Sites : field 1
Brooms Barn Experimental Station, Higham, Suffolk field 2 Wood Farm, Morley
Research Station, Attleborough, Norfolk Release Areas: less than 2ha Consent
date : 20 March 1998 Conditions : Submission of monitoring reports either
1 month after the termination of each trial or by 30 September 1998 and
31 May 1999 whichever is sooner; and 1 year after the date of termination
in each year of the programme or by 30 September 1999 and 31 May 2000 until
30 September 2004 and 31 May 2005; and by either two years after the date
of termination of the trial or by 30 September 2000 and 31 May 20001 until
30 September 2005 and 31 May 2006.
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Reference : 98/R22/12 Receipt Date : 7/1/98 Applicant : Monsanto Life Sciences
Crop Protection, PO Box 53 Lane end Road High Wycombe, HP12 4HL Organism
: Sugar Beet, modified with gene CP4 EPSPS to overcome the effects of glyphosate,
which is the active ingredient of the broad spectrum herbicide Roundup
Bioactive. Purpose : Trials designed to complement a world wide programme
to provide an alternative and more environmentally benign method of weed
control in beet crops. Release Date : March to May in the Spring, and September
to January of the following year, 1998 to 2003. Additional release during
August to October (terminated Feb-April) and March to April (terminated
July/August). Release Sites : field 1 Brooms Barn Experimental Station,
Higham, Suffolk field 2 Wood Farm, Morley Research Station, Attleborough,
Norfolk field 3 NIAB Huntingdon Road, Cambridge field 4 Crown Point Estate,
Kirby Bedon, Norwich field 5 Brunsted Hall, Stalham, Norfolk field 6 Church
Farm, Hardley, Norwich Release Areas: less than 2ha Consent date : 20 March
1998 Conditions : Submission of monitoring reports either 1 month after
the termination of each trial or by 30 September 1998 and 31 May 1999 whichever
is sooner; and 1 year after the date of termination in each year of the
programme or by 30 September 1999 and 31 May 2000 until 30 September 2004
and 31 May 2005; and by either two years after the date of termination
of the trial or by 30 September 2000 and 31 May 20001 until 30 September
2005 and 31 May 2006.
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Reference : 97/R13/9 Receipt Date : 19/1/98 Applicant : Sharpes International
Seeds Ltd. Plant Breeding Station Boothby Graffoe Lincoln, LN5 0LF Organism
: Sugar beet hybrids, modified to produce tolerance to the non-selective
herbicide glufosinate ammonium. Modification includes gene coding for neomycin
phosphotransferase (nptII) and confers resistance to kanamycin. The nptII
gene originated from transposon Tn5. Herbicide tolerance is confered by
the pat gene which is fused to the Cauliflower Mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S
promoter and the 35S polyadenalyation signal from CaMV. Purpose : To evaluate
the level of tolerance to glufosinate and agronomic performance of the
genetically modified sugar beet in field trials Release Date : Plants sown
February to May 1998 and harvested during September to December. Work is
part of a 10yr program ending in 2007. Release Sites : field 1 Sharpes
International Seeds Ltd, Plant Breeding Station, Boothby Graffoe Lincoln,
LN5 0LF Release Areas: Consent date : 3 April 1998 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisment
of details of locations of all release sites and reporting (see schedule
to Consent document, available from Biotechnology Unit).
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Reference : 97/R24/2 Receipt Date : 5/1/98 Applicant : Pioneer Genetic
SARL Technical and Regulatory Affairs Chemin de l'Enseigure, Postbox 6
31840 Aussonne, FRANCE Organism : Spring oilseed rape (Brassica napus)
variation Westar containing Roundup ready genes. These genes contain (1)
an EPSPS gene from Agrobacterium CP4 codes for modified EPSPS enzyme. The
EPSPS enzyme is naturally occurring in plants and is the target for glyphosphate
herbicide. The CP4 EPSPS enzyme is insensitive to glyphosphate. (2) a gene
sequence coding for a chloroplast transit peptide from Arabidopsis thaliana
(3) a genesequence derived from Achromobacter coding for the glyphosphate
oxido-reductase enzyme active in glyphosphate metabolism in the plant,
fused to the chloroplast transit peptide sequence from A.thaliana. Purpose
: to test the agronomic performances of modified spring oilseed rape tolerant
to glyphosphate with the aim of obtaining National Listing Release Date
: March - September 1998 Release Sites : (1) NIAB Huntingdon Road, Cambridge
CB3 0LE (2) SAC Tillycorthie Udny, Aberdeenshire AB41 6SD (3) NIAB Headquarters,
White House Lane, Cambridge CB3 0LE (4) SAC Bohall Farm, Bigger Road, Penicuik,
Mid-Lothian (5) Balby Frams Ltd, Brigsley, Lincolnshire (6) Throws Farm,
Stebbing, Greta Dunmow, Essex CM6 3AQ (7) NIAB site 15miles from Inkberrow,
Worcestershire Release Areas : 200 sq. metres at each site Consent date
: 1 April 1998 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisment of details of
locations of all release sites and reporting (see schedule to Consent document,
available from Biotechnology Unit).
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Reference : 98/R29/2 Receipt Date : 6/2/98 Applicant : John Innes Centre
Norwich Research Park Colney Norwich NR4 7UH Organism : Spring barley,
variation Golden Promise, containing genes for improvement of malting quality
derived from Aspergillus. Plants also contain a bar gene derived from Streptomyces
which confers resistance against the herbicides containing phosphinothricin/glufosinate
as an active ingredient. The reporter genes used in the transcript are
either the uid gene from E.coli which gives a visible blue product, or
the luc gene from firefly which causes a release of light when it cleaves
the substrate luciferin. Transcript also contains a bla gene which encodes
ampicillin resistance, but as this is controlled by a bacterial promoter
it is not expressed in the plants. Purpose : three year programme to test
the effect of the introduced genes on malting quality eg the proportion
of starch in the barley endosperm that is converted to sugars, and the
agronomic performance of the transgenic plants (flowering time, plant height,
grain yield and its components). Release Date : March to September for
three years (1998-2000) Release Sites : John Innes Centre, Norwich Research
Park Colney Norwich, NR4 7UH Norfolk Release Areas: maximum 20 metres square
Consent date : 4th March 1998 Conditions : release report to be submitted
on 1) either one month after the date of termination of each trial in the
programme of work, or by 31 September 1998 and each year thereafter until
31 September 200 whichever is sooner 2) either one year after termination
of each trial or by 31 September 1999 and each year thereafter until 31
September 2001, whichever is sooner 3) either two years after termination
of each trial or by 31 September 2000 and each year thereafter until 31
September 2002, whichever is the sooner.
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Reference : 97/R5/12 Receipt Date : 26/1/98 Applicant : Nickerson BIOCEM
Ltd 200 Science Park Cambridge CB4 4GZ Organism : Oilseed rape modified
using Agrobacterium yumefaciens mediated transformation of cotyledonary
explants. The method used was essentially that of Moloney et al. (Plant
Cell Reports 8: 238-242, 1989) which used a disarmed strain of Agrobacterium.
The gene of interest is included on a modified Ti plasmid along with the
selectable marker gene. A small number of plants have additionally two
selectable marker genes conferring resistance to the antibiotics ampicillin
and gentamycin. These genes are not expressed in the plant. Purpose : Small
scale field trial to test the introduced genes under field conditions and
to bulk up seed for future releases. Plants have been modified - 1) pod
shatter reduction genes - reduction of pod shatter to reduce the amount
of seed lost at harvest. 2) oil modification genes - to alter the composition
of fatty acids present in the seed, with the aim of increasing the range
of uses for rapeseed oil. Release Date : One year release to be planted
after the 1st March 1998 and harvested at maturity (before 31st October
1998) Release Sites : field 1 Sacrewell Lodge farm, Thornhaugh, near Peterborough
Release Areas: field 1 maximum of 50 seeds each of 30 lines (400 metres
sq. total) Consent date : 17 March 1998 Conditions : Yes: reporting and
publication (see schedule to Consent document, available from Biotechnology
Unit).
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Reference : 98/R30/4 Receipt Date : 12 February 1998 Applicant : CPB Twyford
Ltd Church Street Thriplow Royston, Herts, SG8 7RE Organism : Genetically
modified oilseed rape (Brassica napus). Plant carries an inserted DNA sequence
for the expression of bay thioesterase, allowing plants to produce lauric
acid (C12:0) as a major oil component in the seed stroage oils. Modified
oil character is co-transformed with a kanamycin resistance gene present
only as a selectable marker. Transformatio effected using the disabled
Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain EHA101 containing a binary vector. Purpose
: entry of the variety for Official testing under MAFF to obtain National
List status. Release Date : August/September 1998, 1999,2000 Release Sites
: field 1 NIAB HQ Trialground, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge field 2 ADAS
Boxworth, Boxworth, Cambridgeshire Release Areas: field 1 <160 metres
square field 2 <160 metres square Consent date : 17 June 1998. Consent
terminated 20 August 1998 on request of CPB Twyford. No material planted.
Conditions : monitoring reports and notification of new release sites
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Reference : 98/R30/3 Receipt Date : 12 February 1998 Applicant : CPB Twyford
Ltd Church Street Triplow Royston Herts SG8 7RE Organism : Genetically
modified plants comprising a hybrid variety of oilseed rape and a male
sterile line used to produce the hybrid. Each are modified by the insertion
of the pat (Phosphinothricin Acetyl Transferase) gene which expresses tolerance
to phosphinothricin ( the alternative older chemical name for glufosinate,
the active principle of the total herbicide glufosinate ammonium). The
pat genewas originally discovered in the bacterium Streptomyces viridochromogenes
isolated from a soil sample from Cameroon but is now produced synthetically.
The regulatory DNA used to control expression of the glufosinate tolerance
is derived from cauliflower mosaic virus. Purpose : To enter the variety
for official testing under MAFF to obtain National List status. Release
Date : August 1998 to August 2001 Release Sites : Site 1 NIAB HQ Trialground,
Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Site 2 ADAS Boxworth, Boxworth,
Cambridgeshire Release Areas: Site 1 <160 m2 Site 2 <160 m2 Consent
date : 15 June 1998 Conditions : Consent issued subject to reporting and
two years post trial monitoring, and that no oilseed rape is grown on the
site for three years after termination of the trial.
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Reference : 98/R31/1 Receipt Date : 10 March 1998 Applicant : University
of Leeds Leeds, LS2 9JT Organism : potatoes modified to express proteinase
inhibitors from food sources to confer resistance to potato cyst-nematodes.
Purpose : five year programme to establish the level of field resistance
conferred on potato to potato-cyst nematodes. A secondary objective is
to establish the specificity of the novel defence by attempting to detect
any effects on non-target insects for plants expressing the defence constitutively
and within roots only. Release Date : 1st April 1998 to 31st October 2002
Release Sites : field 1 Headley Hall Farm, Nr Tadcaster, North Yorkshire,
LS24 9NT, OS reference SE4341 Release Areas: field 1 1000 metres squared
per year Consent date : 22 May 1998 Conditions : Yes: reporting (see schedule
to Consent document, available from Biotechnology Unit).
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Reference : 98/R23/5 Receipt Date : 12 February 1998 Applicant : Scottish
Crop Research Institute Invergowrie Dundee DD2 5DA Scotland, UK Organism
: Potato modified by the insertion in sense or antisense orientation of
genes involved in starch or sugar metabolism or inplant growth regulations.
Purpose : to produce tubers to determine nutritional values such as glycoalkaloid,
chlorogenic acid, vitamin C, protein, starch and sugar content and protein,
starch sugar quality and fry colours. Secondary purpose is to produce field
grown (seed) tubers for subsequent trialling of clones in coming years.
Release Date : late April/early May to September/October in 1998, 1999,
and 2000 Release Sites : field 1 Blythbank farm, nr W.Linton, Peebleshire
field 2 Gourdie Farm, nr Invergowrie, Dundee Release Areas: : field 1 field
2 Consent date : 7 April 1998 Conditions : Yes: notification/advertisment
of details of locations of all release sites and reporting (see schedule
to Consent document, available from Biotechnology Unit).
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Reference : 98/R1/8 Receipt Date : 19 March 1998 Applicant : Zeneca Limited
Jealotts Hill Research Station, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 6ET. Organism
: Oilseed rape, breeding line Westar, modified by introduction of a gene
from either Dahlia merckii or Alium cepa to confer anti-microbial properties
and addition of the bacterial npt II gene (from E.coli) to confer resistance
to the antibiotic kanamycin. Purpose : To assess the potential impact of
transgenic plants expressing anti-microbial proteins on soil microorganisms.
Release Date : From 01 June 1998 To 30 September 1998 Release Sites : field
1 The trial site is at Jealotts Hill Research Station, near Bracknell,
Berkshire. Release Areas : field 1 The trials will comprise 4 lines, modified
for the expression of anti-microbial proteins along with their corresponding
null lines and appropriate control plants. No more than 300 modified plants
will be grown. The total area will be approximately 5m x 5m. The tyrial
will be surrounded by a border of approximately 25m x 75m of unmodified
oilseed rape plants. Consent date : 26 June 1998 Conditions : provision
of monitoring reports
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Reference 98/R1/7 Receipt Date 17 March 1998 Applicant Zeneca Limited Jealotts
Hill Research Station, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 6ET. Organism Potato modified
by the introduction of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide linked malic
enzyme (NAD-Malic enzyme) antisense gene from potato to improve the starch
quality of potatoes. Addition of the bacterial nptII gene (from E.coli)
to confer resistance to the antibiotic kanamycin. Purpose to compare the
agronomic performance of potatoes modified to express an increase in starch
yield with the non-expressing plant populations and unmodified controls
grown under standard agronomic conditions. Release Date May 1998 to June
1999. This includes storage of the potatoes after harvest in October 1998
Release Sites field 1 Jealott's Hill Research Station, near Bracknell,
Berkshire Release Areas: field 1 45m x 17.5m surrounded by a border of
at least 7.5m Consent date : 7 May 1998 Conditions : Yes: reporting and
publication (see schedule to Consent document, available from Biotechnology
Unit).
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Reference 98/R15/24 Receipt Date 16 February 1998 Applicant Plant Genetic
Systems NV Jozef Plateaustraat 22 B-9000 Ghent Belgium Organism Oilseed
rape modified to improve higher yields, and with expressed tolerance to
phosphinothricin (PPT), resistance to kanamycin, and male sterility or
restored fertility. Purpose To evaluate the vernalisation of the modified
crop (Distinctiveness-Uniformity-Stability trials), and to evaluate its
agronomic value (Value-Cultivation-Use trials). Release Date August 1998
to August 1999, and March 1999 to December 1999 for the DUS vernalisation
trial. Release Sites field 1 no more than 400 square metres Release Areas:
field 1 NIAB Headquarters, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 OLE Consent
date : 10 July 1998 Conditions : Yes: reporting and publication (see schedule
to Consent document, available from Biotechnology Unit).
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Reference 98/R20/2 Receipt Date 13 May 1998 Applicant National Institute
of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) Huntingdon Road Cambridge CB3 0LE Organism
Oilseed rape modified to express tolerance to glufosinate ammonium or glyphosate
herbicides. Three lines of GM oilseed rape are included, and are modified
for herbicide tolerance as follows - line 1 - insertion of the BAR gene
derived from Streptomyces hygroscopicus conferring glufosinate ammonium
tolerance line 2 - insertion of a glufosinate tolerant gene from Streptomyces
viridochromogenes line 3 - glyphosate tolerance achieved using three genes;
EPSPS gene from Agrobacterium sp. Strain CP4; chloroplast transit peptide
(CTP) from Arabidopsis thaliana; gene encoding for glyphosate oxidoreductase
(GOX) from Achromobacter sp. Purpose To evaluate the impact of the commercial
exploitation of herbicide tolerant oilseed rape on agriculture and the
environment. The initial releases of herbicide tolerant oilseed rape will
establish rotations at the various sites which will enable studies on the
agronomic effects and interactions associated with growing various herbicide
tolerant crops in close proximity. Release Date August 1998 to Jul/August
2002 Release Sites Morley Research Centre, Morley, Wymondham, Norfolk,
NR18 9DB Scottish Agricultural College, Tillycorthie Farm, Udny, Aberdeenshire
National Institute of Agricultural Botany Farm, Headquarters Trial Ground,
Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, IACR-Rothamsted, Harpenden, Hertfordshire,
AL5 2JQ IACR-Brooms Barn, Higham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6NP Release
Areas: 6.6ha (Morley) 6ha (Scottish Agricultural College) 10ha (NIAB) 6ha
(IACR-Rothamsted) 6.7ha (IACR-Brooms Barn) Consent date : 20 August 1998
Conditions : Yes: reporting (see schedule to Consent document, available
from Biotechnology Unit).
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Reference 98/R27/2 Receipt Date 25 February 1998 Applicant Perryfields
Holdings Limited Thorn Farm Inkberrow Worcestershire WR7 4LJ Organism Oilseed
rape modified by the insertion of the pat gene to express tolerance to
glufosinate. The pat gene was originally isolated from the soil bacterium
Streptomyces viridochromogenes, but is now produced synthetically. The
pat gene is under the control of the cauliflower mosaic virus promoter.
Purpose To enable a two year National List trial programme to be conducted
for variety registration purposes. Release Date Sowing in August/September
1998 and August/September 1999 and harvesting in July/September 1999 and
2000 respectively. Release Sites field 1 Manor Farm, Caxton, Cambridgeshire
field 2 further site information will be provided as they become available.
Release Areas: field 1 200 sq metres in 1998/9 and 300 sq metres in 1999/2000
field 2 Consent date : not yet issued Conditions :
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Reference 98/R27/3 Receipt Date 4 August 1998 Applicant Perryfields Holdings
Ltd Thorn Farm Inkberrow Worcestershire, WR7 4LJ Organism Oilseed rape
modified by the insertion of the pat gene to express tolerance to glufosinate
ammonium herbicide. The pat gene is regulated by DNA sequences derived
from Cauliflower Mosaic Virus. The gene operates by initiating the enzyme
phosphinothricin acetyl-transferase which inactivates glufosinate ammonium.
Purpose to enable the GM crop be demonstrated to customers and advisors
and to be used for research and development purposes. Release Date sowing
in August/September 1998 and 1999 and harvesting in July/September 1999
and 2000 respectively. Release Sites field 1 East Lodge Farm, Stanton,
Broadway, Worcestershire, SP 058 346 field 2 East Winch Hall, East Winch,
Kings Lynn, Norfolk, TF 705 163 field 3 Chishill Orchard Farm, Heydon Road,
Great Chishill, Royston, Hertfordshire, TL 429393 Release Areas: each release
site will be no more than 5000sq metres Consent date : not yet issued Conditions
:
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