4. Plant production
In the current sense, the modification of genetic material (or heritage), or transgenesis, in plants dates back to 1973; it involves the transfer of one or more genes belonging to any other species of the animal or plant kingdom, unlike classic hybridization, which only involves the transfer of gene(s) between species of the same kingdom.
Already numerous, the main applications of plant genetic modification aim to develop :
tolerance to pests (insects, cryptogamic diseases, viruses, etc.) and stress (drought, etc.);
tolerance to certain chemical substances (herbicides);
nitrogen synthesis ;
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nutritional qualities;
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Bibliography
Websites
International references
Codex Alimentarius: GMOs and food safety, and consumer information http://www.codexalimentarius.net/index_fr.stm
Rio Convention on Biological Diversity: GMOs and biodiversity http://www.cbd.int/doc/legal/cbd-un-fr.pdf...
Standards and norms
Large-scale processes and production
- Biotechnologies. Procédés à grande échelle et production. Installation industrielle selon le niveau de danger (indice de classement : X 42-106) - NF EN 1620 - janv. 1997
- Large-scale process and production – Guide to good practice, procedures, training and control for personnel (classification index: X 42-081) - NF EN 12307 - déc. 1997
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Regulations
Extract from the legal binder: GMOs in agriculture and food dffusé par AGRILEGIS Expertises Agro http://www.agrilegis.fr
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Patents
The main companies holding numerous patents are Novartis, Monsanto, AgrEvo, Du Pont, Zénéca, Pionner, Rhône – Poulenc/Limagrain, DowElanco, Dekalb, Japan-Tob, Takü.
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Laboratoires
Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA) – Centre de Versailles Unité de Phytopathologie et Méthodologies de la Détection de Versailles (PMDV) Équipe de méthodologies de la détection des OGM (MDO) Versailles http://www.versailles.inra.fr/
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