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SYN-IR6O4-5 (MIR604) is an Insect Resistant maize under license from Syngenta Seeds, Inc. SYN-IR162-4 (MIR162) is an Insect Resistant maize under license from Syngenta Seeds, Inc. SYN-BTO11-1 (BT11 (X4334CBR, X4734CBR)) is an Insect Resistant and herbicide tolerant maize under license from Syngenta Seeds, Inc.
45% of Tanzanian land is used for maize cultivation in which 4.5 million of households utilize their land for maize cultivation. [3] The contribution of smallholders is 85% of the total national cultivation with the rest of contribution being from community farms and large farms (private and public) [1] Cultivation of maize is conducted in two different rainfall seasons of the year, which are:
Concerns focus on the interaction between GM and other maize varieties in Mexico, and of gene flow into refuges. In 2009 the government of Mexico created a regulatory pathway for genetically modified maize, [ 85 ] but because Mexico is the center of diversity for maize, gene flow could affect a large fraction of the world's maize strains.
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Cabernet Sauvignon grapes in Gaillac, France. The lists of cultivars in the table below are indices of plant cultivars, varieties, and strains.A cultivar is a plant that is selected for desirable characteristics that can be maintained by propagation.
Sierra Mixe corn is a traditional variety of maize grown in the Sierra Mixe region of Mexico, especially the town of Totontepec Villa de Morelos. It is known locally as olotón and has been grown by indigenous farmers for thousands of years.
Quality Protein Maize (QPM) is a family of maize varieties. QPM grain contains nearly twice as much lysine and tryptophan , amino acids that are essential for humans and monogastric animals but are limiting amino acids in grains.
As of 2011, herbicide-tolerant maize and insect-resistant maize varieties were each grown in over 20 countries. [61] In September 2000, up to $50 million worth of food products were recalled due to the presence of Starlink genetically modified corn, which had been approved only for animal consumption.