Uni of Queensland applies to trial GM sorghum in Australia

摘要

The Australian University of Queensland has applied to the Australian Oice of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) for a licence to carry out field trials of genetically modified sorghum. The GM technology provides asexual seed formation trait. It expresses a grass gene involved in altering the reproduction mode of sorghum from sexual to asexual, with up to ten independent lines comprising of RTx430 and other sorghum cultivars.