Genetically Engineered Drought Tolerant Corn

Genetically Engineered Drought Tolerant Corn is corn that has been genetically engineered to survive drought conditions. Non-genetically engineered drought tolerant varieties of corn do exist (and have existed for centuries in Mexico), but in recent years there has been a major effort to produce drought tolerant varieties via genetic engineering. Currently, one variety of GE drought tolerant corn, Monsanto's MON 87460, has been deregulated in the United States. Another effort to create GE drought tolerant corn is by Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA), which projects it will sell GE corn seeds in Kenya in 2014.

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Monsanto
 * Genetically Modified Organisms
 * Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA)
 * Roundup Ready Crops
 * GMO Policies by Country
 * Using Hunger to Promote Genetic Engineering

External resources

 * GM Crop Database, Center for Environmental Risk Assessment
 * Overview of GMO Events Commercially Available and Regulatory Status

External articles

 * Doug Gurian-Sherman, "No seeds, no independent research," Los Angeles Times, February 13, 2011.
 * Warren E. Leary, "Gene Inserted in Crop Plant Is Shown to Spread to Wild," The New York Times, March 7, 1996.