b'INDUSTRY NEWSTAILORED TO SEED PROFESSIONALS, INDUSTRY NEWS DELIVERS THE PEOPLE, RESEARCH, BUSINESS AND PRODUCT NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW. SUBMISSIONS ARE WELCOME. EMAIL US AT NEWS@SEEDWORLDGROUP.COM.Italys political groups have unanimously voted for field experi- New research from Wageningen University and Research has found mentation of products of new breeding technologies (NBTs) tothe self-compatibility gene of diploid potatoes, Sli gene, in tetra-be authorized. This vote is historic for Italys agricultural industry.ploid potato varieties. In previous research, the Sli gene had only Originally, new breeding technologies, like CRISPR, were onlybeen described for the diploid wild species Solanum chacoense. PhD allowed in vitro. This legislation is the first that promotes NBTscandidate Corentin Clot discovered that this gene is widely present instead of setting limitations. in contemporary potato varieties. Compared to diploid potatoes, tetraploid varieties have been improved for many quality traits and high marketable yield. As part of Clots research, he looked for a The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted draft law No. 5839way to cross tetraploid varieties with diploid parentst o transmit which will control the circulation of genetically modified organ- their fixed set of traits.isms (GMOs) and genetically modified products for food safety. The laws implementation will put Ukrainian legislation in line with European Union GMO legislation. The document is based aroundThe Finnish Food Authority selected the IT and business consult-the 8 main acts in the EU law focused on GMOs. The law will being firm CGI to continue the development and maintenance of implemented with the goal of increasing the efficiency and trans- the Finnish Land Parcel Identification System (FLPIS). FLPIS parency of state regulation procedures when it comes to GMOscalculates the national and EU farm subsidies that are paid by the and to create clear, transparent rules for business related to GMOs.Finnish Food Authority. This contract as an estimated value of EUR 10 million.The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council announced it is going to fund more than 60m of strategicallyFMC Corporation (FMC) recently announced the Mexican Federal important research at Rothamsted over the next five years. TheCourt of Administrative Justice, Specialized Court in Intellectual projects will centre around the institutes core strengths in cropProperty, has granted FMC and its Mexico operations a preliminary resilience, nutrition and health, food safety and food security, withinjunction against Rainbow Agro Sciences, S.A. De C.V. for patent a focus on more sustainable farming and agriculture. infringement. This is in relation to the registration of chlorantra-niliprole and chlorantraniliprole-containing products in Mexico. Chlorantraniliprole is an insecticide ingredient in Rynaxypyr The United Kingdom will be reducing the need for soybean importsactive, FMCs product. The Federal Committee for Protection from through a 1 million Innovate UK project to use pea protein instead.Sanitary Risks is ordered in the preliminary injunction to prohibit Germinal, a grass and forage seed specialists, and seed breeders, arethe import and export of chlorantraniliprole from Rainbow. This collaborating on the Pea Protein project using research done byincludes both importing and exporting from Mexico and currently John Innes Centre scientists 30 years ago. Germinal is looking todenies Rainbow any registration for formulated products that con-produce a reliable protein source that is grown in the UK to replacetain chlorantraniliprole.soybeans in human food.2Blades announced the launch of a program to develop Asian A new report from the United States Department of AgricultureSoybean Rust (ASR) resistance in order to protect soy crops in (USDA) shows that about 55 per cent of the total harvested crop- Africa. The project has been discussed at meetings in Kenya and land in the United States is grown with varieties having at leastZimbabwe and the new initiative will use resources and expertise one GM trait. The most common GM traits include herbicide tol- developed for commercial soy production based in North and South erance and insect resistance. The USDA notes that GM varietiesAmerica. The program looks to benefit growers in Sub-Saharan of corn, soybeans, and cotton were introduced to the United StatesAfrica.in 1996. Within just a few years, GM varieties became the choice seed for farmers. Bayer is making a EUR 220 million investment into research and development (R&D) at its Monheim site in Germany. This invest-East-West Seed has announced Kanokwan (May) Chodchoey asment will be the companys largest in the crop protection business in its new group head of public affairs. She started the position asGermany since the Monheim campus was founded in 1979. The new of Sept. 1, 2023. May brings expertise in stakeholder engagement,space will have labs, offices, and a greenhouse area for around 200 government relations, policy-making and public affairs managementemployees. The new facility helps Bayer expand their regenerative from her previous role as executive director and CEO of the Asiaagriculture practices and work to reducing agricultures impact on Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA). the environment.60ISEED WORLD EUROPEIEUROPEAN-SEED.COM'