Genetically modified rice: Difference between revisions

In 2000-2001 Monsanto researched adding [[glyphosate]] tolerance to rice but did not attempt to bring a variety to market.<ref name="DF1">{{cite news|last=Baldwin |first=Ford |title=Rice Weed Control Technology |publisher=Delta Farm Press |date=2 February 2009 }}</ref><ref name="LSUag">{{cite web|last1=Williams |first1=Bill J. |first2=Ron |last2=Strahan |first3=Eric P. |last3=Webster |title=Weed Management Systems for Clearfield Rice |publisher= Louisiana Agriculture |date=June–July 2002 |url=http://LSUAgcenter.com }}</ref> [[Bayer]]’s line of herbicide resistant rice is known as [[Liberty Link|LibertyLink]].<ref name="CNN1">{{cite news|last=Gunther |first=Marc |title=Genetically Engineered Rice Gets into the U.S. Food Supply |date=27 June 2007 |publisher=CNNMoney |accessdate=11 November 2011 |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/09/100122123/index.htm}}</ref> LibertyLink rice is resistant to [[glufosinate]] (the active chemical in Liberty herbicide).<ref name="LSUag" /> Bayer CropScience is attempting to get their latest variety (LL62) approved for use in the EU. The strain is approved for use in the US but is not in large-scale use. Clearfield rice was bred by selection from variations created in environments known to cause accelerated rates of mutations.<ref name="LSU-AgCenter-Clearfield">{{cite web | title=Clearfield Rice: It's Not a GMO | website=LSU AgCenter | date=2003 | url=http://www.lsuagcenter.com/portals/communications/publications/agmag/archive/2003/fall/clearfield-rice-its-not-a-gmo | access-date=2020-11-25 | last=Croughan | first=Tim}}</ref> This variety tolerates [[imidazole]] herbicides.<ref name="Miss-Clearfield">{{cite web|archive-url=httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20201125193753/https://extension.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/publications/publications/e0019.pdf|url=http://extension.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/publications/publications/e0019.pdf|title=E0019 Clearfield® Rice|website=[[Mississippi State University]] Extension|archive-date=2020-11-25}}</ref> It was bred by traditional breeding techniques that are not considered to be genetic engineering.<ref name="LSU-AgCenter-Clearfield" /><ref name="Miss-Clearfield" /> Clearfield is also [[crossbred]] with higher yielding varieties to produce an overall hardier plant.<ref name="LSU-AgCenter-Clearfield" />