Effect of MON 810 cultivation and prevention to adventitious presence in non-GM fields: A case study in Slovakia

Peter Mihalčík, Katarína Hrčková, Martin Singer, Anna Plačková and Ján Kraic
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Peter Mihalčík: Institute of Plant Production - Plant Production Research Center Piešťany, Piešťany, Slovak Republic
Katarína Hrčková: Institute of Plant Production - Plant Production Research Center Piešťany, Piešťany, Slovak Republic
Martin Singer: Monsanto Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic
Anna Plačková: Monsanto Slovakia, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Ján Kraic: Institute of Plant Production - Plant Production Research Center Piešťany, Piešťany, Slovak Republic

Plant Protection Science, 2012, vol. 48, issue SpecialIssue, S11-S15

Abstract: The efficiency of border rows to prevent the adventitious presence of GM maize in non-GM maize plots was evaluated as well as the effect of the MON 810 maize of the yield and self-protection against the European corn borer. The GM maize MON 810 event was drilled at 3 locations over the Slovakia and the grain samples were collected from the neighbouring conventional maize fields. The data obtained by Real-Time PCR indicate that coexistence between GM and conventional maize is feasible and the isolation distance of 200 m (respectively 100 border rows of conventional maize) separates GM maize from the conventional one more than sufficiently. The effective isolation distance is 3-4 times greater than the actually needed. The MON 810 revealed also the highest yield and the best self-protection against European corn borer in both growing seasons with different climatic conditions.

Keywords: GM crop; maize; MON 810; coexistence; isolation distance; yield; resistance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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