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First posted:
1 August 2008
Updated: 15 August 2008, based on information from (1)
Tree
species being manipulated:
- Hybrid poplar (populus
alba x populus tremula)
- Rubber tree (CIRAD in collaboration with research organizations
in Thailand)
Aim
of genetic manipulation
- less lignin content
for the production of ethanol
- less lignin content for the production of paper
- allow callus growth recovery, with reduced browning and sustained
GUS activity (rubber tree)
Those
carrying out the research
- INRA (Institut
National de la Recherche Agronomique) (poplar)
- CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche
agronomique pour le développement) (rubber tree)
Involvement
with foreign research partners
- French academics
are collaborating with Southampton University researchers involved
in GE poplars in the UK. The research team, which includes academics
from Belgium, is seeking locations for field trials in Belgium and
Britain (1)
Those
who provide support to research
-
Regulatory
framework for research and field trials
- Depuis 2003, le
ministère de l’Agriculture « consulte » sur
Internet le public par rapport aux demandes d’autorisations
d’essais en champ
Field
trials
- Saint Cyr en Val:
Field trial of genetically modified poplars for wood properties and
bio energy production (a similar trial was refused permission in Belgium)
Organizations
opposing GE trees
The organization
Inf’OGM carries out crytical documentation and monitoring of
genetically modified organisms in France
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