New Zealand Gazette – 1998 – No. 101

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✨ Genetically Modified Organisms Trial



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  1. 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
November 1997
Completion date
May 1998
Post harvest monitoring completion date
31 May 1999

Trial Number
59
Project title
Field trial of genetically modified sugarbeet
Application approved
10 November 1997
Approved trial period
November 1997–November 1998
Organism Common name
Sugarbeet
Organism Scientific Name
Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris
Modified by:

  1. Phosphinothricin gene (PAT) from Streptomyces virichromogenes for resistance to glufosinate herbicides
  2. Neomycin phosphotransferase gene (NPT II) for resistance to kanamycin

Locations of field trial
Halketts Road, West Melton, Canterbury
Institution / Company
Kimihia Research Centre, Wrightson Seeds on behalf of Betaseed Inc.
Institution / Company Contact(s)
Kai Tegels, Kimihia Research Centre, Wrightson Seeds, Christchurch

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. The trial shall be monitored every two weeks for appearance of bolters (seed stalks).
  4. All bolters found shall be removed and no beets shall be allowed to flower;
  5. An adjacent non-transgenic observation plot of sugarbeet shall not be allowed to flower and shall be at least 10m from the transgenic plot;
  6. The trial shall be isolated from other Beta species by 100m;
  7. At the completion of the trial all beets shall be destroyed by herbicide and the site rotary hoed;
  8. 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;
  9. 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;
  10. The applicant shall provide a written report to the IAG, or its successor on the completion of the trial, or at any other time if requested by the IAG or its successor;
  11. The applicant shall ensure that all staff involved in the operations and management of the trial are aware of the above conditions.


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Genetically Modified Organisms, Field Trial, Sugarbeet, Herbicide Resistance, Monitoring Completion
  • Kai Tegels, Contact for trial