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2007-05-16 | permalink
Researchers put GM sweet banana on trial in Uganda this month
Uganda will this week import genetically modified sweet banana plants from Belgium for field trials. The transgenic plants — plants that possess a gene or genes that have been transferred from a different species — are resistant to pests and disease. The GM sweet banana locally known as ”bogoya” and mostly eaten as a dessert, will from this month, be tested at the Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) for resistance to the notorious bacterial wilt and Black Sigatoka fungal disease. Field results are expected within 5-10 years.
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2007-05-16 | permalink
Researchers put GM sweet banana on trial in Uganda this month
Uganda will this week import genetically modified sweet banana plants from Belgium for field trials. The transgenic plants — plants that possess a gene or genes that have been transferred from a different species — are resistant to pests and disease. The GM sweet banana locally known as ”bogoya” and mostly eaten as a dessert, will from this month, be tested at the Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) for resistance to the notorious bacterial wilt and Black Sigatoka fungal disease. Field results are expected within 5-10 years.
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