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Deliberate releases for field trials

Italy

Deliberate releases of GMOs into the environment for field trials (1992-2008)

	Releases of transgenic plants	279
	Releases of other GMOs	16
	Total	295

Plants

The plants that have undergone the most field tests:

	maize	98
	tomato	48
	beet	42
	marigold	17
	chicory	16
	eggplant	10

Novel traits

GMO field trials in Italy were set up to examine:

mainly herbicide tolerance and insect resistance,
also fungal resistance, sterility and modified composition.

See also on GMO-Compass:

GM maize growing in five Member States

Field trials with GM Plants in the EU

	European Union
	Austria
	Belgium
	Czech Republic
	Denmark
	Finland
	France
	Germany
	Greece
	Hungary
	Ireland
	Italy
	Lithuania
	Netherlands
	Poland
	Portugal
	Romania
	Spain
	Slovakia
	Sweden
	United Kingdom

Breeding aims

	Herbicide Resistance
	Pest Resistance
	Disease Resistance
	Plants with Altered Composition

	Pharming
	Stress Resistance
	Elimination of Pollutants

More info

	Joint research centre (JRC) of the EU Commission: Deliberate Field Trials
	Biotechnology & GMOs Informations Websites
	Member States National Websites
	Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (March 2001)

Field Trials: Statistics

Notes:

	The EU statistics are based on the number of applications submitted.
	It is possible that the statistics include rejected applications or applications that were later withdrawn.
	One application can include field trials at more than one site and/or that run over the course of several years. The number of sites at which GM plants are grown is generally considerably higher than the number of applications.

November 26, 2008