Maize and rape are almost the only plants which can cause such pollen
problems. Here we definitely need extra care.
{ & that being said, remember that 'canola', a GM crop, is the second
healthiest vegetable oil for human consumption }
Future regulations need to and should recognise the vastly reduced
contamination potential of 'self pollinators', 'non-pollinators' and
non-food plants, and legislate accordingly for them.
Molecular Farming, especially Medical Molecular Farming, with it's potential
to save millions of lives, must not be allowed to be lost to hysteria.

"Oz" wrote in message
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Marcus Williamson writes

it depends on which genes are being transferred and whether it confers
any advantage in the wild.

Thus RR genes are irrelevant but insecticidal ones may well not be.

Resistance to Roundup or Liberty is not "irrelevant", as it means that
weedy plants might have to be eliminated using stronger herbicides
such as atrazine.

We are talking rape here. In particular the weedy relatives of rape.
These cannot be controlled in rape now. Atrazine will control them, but
unfortunately it will kill the rape as well.

One of the supposed benefits of Chardon LibertyLink
(LL) is to remove the need for atrazine...

If you have RR-resistant weeds then you aren't going to use an RR maize,
but a conventional one and use atrazine. If you have no RR weeds, then
you may well use an RR maize variety.

Either way no damage is done.


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Oz
This post is worth absolutely nothing and is probably fallacious.
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