Genome Edited Barley with Altered Yield Traits (Agroscope)
Progression of the Project
Agroscope submitted an application for the permit to conduct the field trial to the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) in September 2023. The field trial was approved on 15 February 2024.
Planned period of release
2024-2026, March to July of each year.
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Protected Site - Site for Field Trials of Genetically Modified Plants
Agroscope is operating a protected field site at the location Reckenholz (Zurich) to enable field experiments with genetically modified plants in Switzerland. The aim of those experiments is to identify the potential and the limitations of green gene technology.
Barley and Maize with Improved Fungal Resistance (University of Zurich)
The University of Zurich carried out field trials with maize from 2020 to 2022 and with barley until 2023.