Glufosinate Tolerant Crops

Glufosinate Tolerant Crops (also known as Phosphinothricin Tolerant Crops or LibertyLink crops) are genetically engineered crops that have had their DNA modified to withstand the herbicide Glufosinate (also known as Phosphinothricin and sold under the brand names Basta, Ignite, and Liberty).

Glufosinate Tolerant Crops
Glufosinate tolerant crops that have been deregulated (legalized) include:
 * Beet, AgrEvo, T-120-7
 * Canola (first deregulated in the U.S. in January 1998)
 * Corn (first deregulated in the U.S. in June 1995)
 * Cotton (first deregulated in the U.S. in March 2003)
 * LibertyLink Rice (first deregulated in the U.S. in April 1999)
 * Soybean (first deregulated in the U.S. in July 1996, deregulated in Argentina in 2011)

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Bayer
 * Bayer CropScience
 * Biotechnology
 * Glufosinate
 * LibertyLink Rice

External resources

 * GM Crop Database, Center for Environmental Risk Assessment
 * Overview of GMO Events Commercially Available and Regulatory Status
 * Novel Food Decisions - Approved Products, Health Canada.
 * Charles Benbrook, "Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use: The First Thirteen Years" and Supplemental Tables, The Organic Center, 2009.
 * "Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops," Union of Concerned Scientists, 2009.

External articles

 * Andy Bloxham, Toxic pesticides from GM food crops found in unborn babies, The Telegraph, May 20, 2011.
 * Is there more to the story on GMOs?, Howard Vlieger, Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance.