New Zealand Gazette – 1998 – No. 101

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✨ Genetically Modified Organisms Notice



2422 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 101

Project title

Field testing of potatoes genetically modified for resistance to aphids

Application approved
24 November 1997

Approved trial period
November 1997-November 1998

Organism Common name
Potato

Organism Scientific Name
Solanum tuberosum L.

Modified by:
An Escherichia coli gene for the manufacture of an enzyme (glutathione reductase). Over expression of the enzyme is anticipated to prevent the activity of the oxidase enzymes in aphid saliva, that are used to detoxify the plants chemical defences.

Locations of field trial
Crop & Food Research, Lincoln

Institution / Company
New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research Ltd. (Crop & Food Research)

Institution / Company Contact(s)
A. J. Conner
Crop & Food Research, Lincoln

Conditions on approval

  1. The approval is for a single field trial to be performed between November 1997 and November 1998;

  2. Only persons authorised by the trial Manager shall be admitted to the trial site;

  3. Transgenic potatoes shall be isolated from other potato crops by at least 50m to prevent possibility of pollen transfer;

  4. Three buffer rows of non-transgenic potato shall surround the trial;

  5. All berries that form on transgenic plants shall be collected and destroyed by autoclave, or seeds removed under containment conditions;

  6. At harvest all tubers will be dug by hand and removed from the site in securely tied sacks. The tubers shall be stored in a containment greenhouse or destroyed;

  7. All harvesting and cultivation equipment shall be thoroughly cleaned before reuse;

  8. The trial site shall be monitored for volunteers for at least two years following completion of the trial. Any volunteer plants shall be removed by hand digging and autoclaved or destroyed by herbicide;

  9. The IAG, its representatives, or its successor may at reasonable times, carry out up to 6 inspections of the trial during the trial period, with additional post trial inspections as necessary;

  10. The applicant shall maintain, and provide for inspection on request, a log showing the actions taken to manage the trial in relation to the conditions imposed;

  11. The applicant shall provide a written report to the IAG, or its successor on completion of the trial, or at any other time if requested by the IAG, or its successor;

  12. The applicant shall ensure that all staff involved in the operations and management of the trial are aware of the above conditions.

Trial start date
December 1998

Completion date
May 1998



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🌾 Field testing of potatoes genetically modified for resistance to aphids

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
24 November 1997
Genetically Modified Organisms, Field Trial, Potatoes, Aphid Resistance, Trial Conditions
  • A. J. Conner, Contact person for the trial