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ISAAA Inc., in partnership with Winrock International through the Boosting Food Safety in the Philippines (B-SAFE) Project, will hold the webinar on Philippine Biosafety Systems, Organic Agriculture and Co-Existence on June 28, 2022, at 10 AM (GMT+8). The registration is now open.

Bangladesh Approves 2 Bt Cotton Varieties

The Bangladesh National Technical Committee on Crop Biotechnology has given its approval for two Bt cotton varieties from Hyderabad-based company JK Agri Genetics. The approval will help cotton farmers in Bangladesh increase their yields and save pesticide costs.

Field Tests of GM Canola and Indian Mustard in Australia Approved

Australia's Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) has issued license DIR 188 to Nuseed Pty Ltd., for the limited and controlled release (field trial) of canola and Indian mustard genetically modified (GM) for altered oil content and herbicide tolerance.

Plants Can Make “Secret Decisions” on What to Do With Stored Carbon

Scientists from the University of Western Australia discovered how plants control the amount of carbon from photosynthesis that they store to build biomass using a metabolic channel. This is a relatively rare plant ability that was found to break the normal rules of biochemistry and has the potential to help mitigate climate change.

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