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2009-07-07 | permalink
U.S. Department of Agriculture OK sought for GE eucalyptus field trials
The quarter million eucalyptus trees that ArborGen wants to flower are a ”variety,” genetically engineered duplicates of a single Brazilian tree. The Summerville-based forest research lab has asked the U.S. Agriculture Department to permit the flowering of trees planted at 28 sites in seven states including South Carolina, [...] The five South Carolina sites comprise a total of 7.7 acres. The field tests here so far have failed, said Les Pearson, ArborGen regulatory affairs director. The trees die back during the winter and probably won’t live long enough to flower.
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2009-07-07 | permalink
U.S. Department of Agriculture OK sought for GE eucalyptus field trials
The quarter million eucalyptus trees that ArborGen wants to flower are a ”variety,” genetically engineered duplicates of a single Brazilian tree. The Summerville-based forest research lab has asked the U.S. Agriculture Department to permit the flowering of trees planted at 28 sites in seven states including South Carolina, [...] The five South Carolina sites comprise a total of 7.7 acres. The field tests here so far have failed, said Les Pearson, ArborGen regulatory affairs director. The trees die back during the winter and probably won’t live long enough to flower.
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