Agriculture Reference
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As of September 24, 2013.
Authorizations for field releases of GE plant varieties are issued by USDA's Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to allow technology providers to
pursue field testing. Counts refers to the actual number of approved release
locations per phenotype category. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/biotechnology/
status.shtml
Source: Information Systems for Biotechnology (ISB, 2013).
Figure 3. Number of releases approved by APHIS by GE trait (includes permits and
notifications).
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*
As of September 24, 2013.
Authorizations for field releases of GE plant varieties are issued by USDA's Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to allow technology providers to
pursue field testing.
Source: Information Systems for Biotechnology (ISB, 2013).
Figure 4. Institutions having the most authorized permits and notifications (number
held).
