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In trials, genetically modified mustard's yield against peers under scanner

SC to take a call on further trials on October 10

The GEAC said on the website that the recommendation to release GM mustard is for four years from the date of issue of the approval letter.
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Sanjeeb Mukherjee New Delhi

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The potential yield of the genetically modified (GM) mustard hybrid, DMH-11 against the next best variety in some of the government-sanctioned trial sites has not been very clearly established, according to people in the know. Their weight has also been discovered to be lower in the first special trial conducted in ICAR (Indian Agricultural Research Institute) facilities, sources said.

The DMH-11 does give a per hectare yield of 2.6 tonnes as claimed by the developers, sources at the six field trials done last season confirmed, but how it fares compared to other varieties at the testing sites isn’t

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