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last updated: 28 Mar 2023
General Information
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REPORT OF THE NATIONAL BIOSAFETY COMMITTEE (NBC) ON ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICATION BY THE INSTITUTE FOR AGRICUTURAL RESEARCH (IAR), ZARIA, FOR A BIOSAFETY PERMIT FOR CONFINED FIELD TRIAL OF TRANSGENIC COWPEA
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27 Jan 2023
Risk assessment details
  • BCH-LMO-SCBD-263678-2
    Bruchids-resistant cowpea
    | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Agriculture and Food(CSIRO) | Resistance to diseases and pests (Insects, Coleoptera (beetles), Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera), Northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi), Diptera (flies), Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor))
The genetic modifications resulting in the cowpea event  were not intended to result in any changes to the potential toxicity or allergenicity of cowpea, nor any significant changes in the composition of derived grain or forage. None of the donor organisms used as sources of introduced genes will affect the safe conduct of the CFT.  
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Methodology and points to consider
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Information sharing with other databases
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Additional information
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