Current Status of GMO's Small Grains

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Current Status of GMO's Small Grains

• Michael D. Peel

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Percent of small grain production in GMO varieties

• Wheat 100
• Durum 100
• Barley 100
• Oat 100
• Triticale 100
• Species created by humans

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The Real Topic isCurrent Status of Transgenic
Small Grains

• Michael D. Peel

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Percent of small grain production in transgenic
varieties

• Wheat 0
• Durum 0
• Barley 0
• Oat 0
• Triticale 0 depends on definition

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No production of transgenic varieties does not
mean that genetic transformation of these crops
is not being done
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Transgenic developments in barley

• Applications to test 29
• Product quality 16
• Storage protein, Heat stable glucanase,
• Digestibility improved
• Marker gene 6
• Green florescence
• Fungal Resistance 2
• Fusarium resistance
• Herbicide tolerance 2
• Glyphosate
• Viral resistance 1
• BYDV
• Other 2

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Transgenic developments in oat

• Applications to test 1
• Fungal resistance (BYDV)

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Transgenic developments in rice and Russian wild
rye

• Applications to test
• Rice 123
• Russian wild rye 1

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Transgenic developments in wheat

• Applications to test 204
• Herbicide tolerance 125
• Virus resistance 26
• WSMV, BYDV
• Fungal resistance 22
• Fusarium, Mildew
• Agronomic properties 22
• Nitrogen metabolism altered, Drought
• Product quality 13
• Storage protein, Starch
• Marker gene 8
• Other 1
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