Appearance / instance of genetically modified maize at grain receiving harbors and along transportation routes in Korea

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Title
Appearance / instance of genetically modified maize at grain receiving harbors and along transportation routes in Korea
Author(s)
S M Han; Do Young Kim; M R Uddin; K S Hwang; B Lee; Chang-Gi Kim; K W Park
Bibliographic Citation
Weed & Turfgrass Science, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 221-224
Publication Year
2014
Abstract
Genetically modified (GM) crops are not permitted to be cultivated in Korea, but can only be imported as food or feed purposes. The import of GM crops has sharply increased in recent years, thus raising concerns with regard to the unintentional escape of these crops during transport and manufacturing as well as the subsequent contamination of local, non-GM plants. Hence, monitoring of GM crops was studied in or outside of grain receiving ports as well as from feed-processing plants in Korea during July 2008. We observed spilled maize grains and established plants primarily in storage facilities that are exposed around the harbors and near transportation routes of the feed-processing areas. Based on the PCR analyses, a total of 17 GM maize plants and 11 seeds were found among the samples. In most cases, the established maize plants found in this study were at the vegetative stage and thus failed to reach the reproductive stage. This study concludes that, in order to prevent a genetic admixture in the local environment for GM crops or seeds, frequent monitoring work and proper action should be taken.
Keyword
AdmixtureGM cropLMOMonitoringSpilled seed
ISSN
2287-7924
Publisher
Korea Soc-Assoc-Inst
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.5660/WTS.2014.3.3.221
Type
Article
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Division of Bio Technology Innovation > Bio-Evaluation Center > 1. Journal Articles
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