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Tree species
being manipulated:
- Pine (Pinus radiata)
- Eucalyptus (E. globulus)
Aim
of genetic manipulation
- resistance to pine
shoot moth (Ryacionia buoliana) (2)
- resistance to the pitch canker fungus (Fusarium circinatum) in pines
(6)
- resistance to fungus (Mycosphaerella) that attacks Eucalyptus leaves
(7)
- faster growth (eucalyptus) (1)
- higher cellulose content in wood (Eucalyptus globulus) (2)
- increased resistance to cold (Eucalyptus globulus) (8)
Those
carrying out the research:
- GenFor: a joint
venture between Cellfor (Canada), Interlink (USA) and Fundación
Chile (2)
- Consorcio Genómica Forestal S.A (operates in the University
of Concepción’s Biotechnology Centre in the Bio Bio Region)
(3)
- VitroGen S.A. (8)
Those
who provide support to research:
- INFOR - Forestry
Institute (part of the Ministry of Agriculture) (10)
- Fundación Chile (Chile Foundation) (3)
- Universities of Concepción (3), Austral (9) and Frontera
(7)
- Bioforest (controlled by Bosques Arauco) (9).
- Forestal Arauco (3)
- Forestal Mininco (3)
- CEFOR (3)
- CORMA (7)
- DEMEGEN Inc (7)
Regulatory
framework for research and field trials:
- An Advisory Committee
on the Release of GMOs (Comisión Asesora de Liberación
de Transgénicos - CALT), headed by the Agricultural Service
(SAG), establishes the biosecurity requirementes for transgenic crops
in Chile (4)
Organizations
opposing GE trees:
- Red por un Chile
libre de Transgénicos (5)
Sources:
(1) http://www.wrm.org.uy/bulletin/126/Brazil_Chile.html
(2) http://www.wrm.org.uy/subjects/GMTrees/text.pdf
(3) http://www.centrobiotecnologia.cl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120&Itemid=1
(4) http://www.eumed.net/cursecon/ecolat/cl/srn-transg.htm
(5) http://www.ecosistemas.cl/1776/article-71418.html
(6) http://www.genomicaforestal.cl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11&Itemid=18#
(7) http://www.ufro.cl/laboratorio/hongos.html
(8) http://www.ufro.cl/prensa/doc/2004/Mayo/31-06/31mayo%20-austral%20Campo%20Sure%F1o
-%20Vitrogen%20tiene%20su%20propia%20verdad.pdf
(9) http://www.mapuexpress.net/content/publications/print.php?id=84
(10) http://www.infor.cl/centro_documentacion/noticias_infor/Informativo%20quincenal/agosto_
2009/INFORMATIVO%20QUINCENAL_1_09_09.htm
