[p2p-research] dangerous gmo seed patent?

[Michel Bauwens]

Hi Joseph,

Thanks for the comments on:
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE54Q5GZ20090527?feedType=RSS&feedName=scienceNews

On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Joseph Jackson <joseph.jackson at gmail.com>wrote:

> Without knowing more, I am not sure.  I'll ask Sara Boettiger of PIPRA when
> I get a chance.  It appears Fundacao MT is a State-associated research
> institute so that has a different implication than if Monsanto is doing
> this.  Also if the intent is to reduce the amount of pesticide spraying,
> rather than selling the altered crop coupled with a company's chemicals....
> the situation is different.
>
> However, looking at articles on the website there is concern already that
> the first version of Inox may become obsolete quickly in an evolutionary
> arms race.
>
>
> http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.fundacaomt.com.br/&ei=OlkySqWGJ6CqtgfQmti8CQ&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dfundacao%2BMT%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DrF7
>
> "The fungal diseases, such as the soybean rust in general can create
> resistance to chemicals (fungicides) and may also break the resistance gene
> from resistant plants," says Sérgio Suzuki, a researcher of the Foundation
> MT.
>
> Conforme Suzuki, enquanto que a geração I da soja Inox possui um gene de
> resistência para a ferrugem, a geração II terá uma combinação de genes
> diferentes na mesma planta ea geração III terá ainda a associação de genes
> de resistência com genes de tolerância em uma mesma planta. As Suzuki,
> while the generation of soybean Inox I have a gene for resistance to rust,
> the generation II has a combination of different genes in the same plant and
> III will also generate the combination of resistance genes with genes of
> tolerance in the same plant.
>
> “Assim, se o fungo quebrar a resistência da geração I, teremos a geração
> II, e se quebrar a resistência da geração II, teremos a geração III”,
> destaca Suzuki. "If the fungus to break the resistance of the generation I
> have a generation II, and is breaking the resistance of the generation II,
> III have a generation", highlights Suzuki. Desta forma, segundo o
> pesquisador, haverá mais genes com características diferentes e
> complementares atuando no mecanismo de resistência à ferrugem, garantindo
> assim a durabilidade da tecnologia Inox. Thus, according to the
> researcher, there will be more genes with different and complementary
> mechanism acting in resistance to rust, thus ensuring the durability of the
> technology Inox.
>
> Enquanto a pesquisa para a criação de mais gerações da soja Inox é feita,
> os pesquisadores lembram que os produtores têm de seguir fielmente as
> recomendações de manejo da soja Inox. While the search for creating more
> generations of soybean Inox is made, the researchers point out that the
> producers have to follow closely the recommendations for management of
> soybean Inox.
>
> “O produtor deverá fazer no mínimo uma aplicação de fungicidas na soja Inox
> devido ao risco de seleção de novas raças de ferrugem. "The producer must
> make at least one application of fungicides in soybean Inox because of the
> risk of selection of new races of rust. Além disso, há outras doenças,
> diferentes da ferrugem, que ocorrem na cultura da soja, as quais ainda
> necessitam de controle por meio da aplicação de fungicidas”, reforça Suzuki.Moreover, there are other diseases, other than rust, which occur in the
> soybean crop, which still need to control through the application of
> fungicides, "reinforces Suzuki.
>
>


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