Genetically Engineered Canola

Genetically Engineered Canola (GE Canola) is canola (rapeseed) that has had their DNA modified via genetic engineering. Varieties of GE soybeans that contain more than one trait are referred to as "stacked." Most GE canola is herbicide tolerant canola. Other varieties of GE canola include:


 * Calgene (Monsanto): Oil Profile Altered Rapeseed
 * AgrEvo (Bayer CropScience): Male Sterile (Terminator), Glufosinate Tolerant Canola (MS8), deregulated in the U.S. in March 1999.
 * AgrEvo (Bayer CropScience): Fertility Restored, Glufosinate Tolerant Canola (RF3), deregulated in the U.S. in March 1999.
 * Aventis CropScience (Bayer CropScience): Male Sterile (Terminator), Glufosinate Tolerant Canola (MS1), deregulated in the U.S. in December 2002.
 * Aventis CropScience (Bayer CropScience): Fertility Restored, Glufosinate Tolerant Canola (RF1 and RF2), deregulated in the U.S. in December 2002.

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Biotechnology
 * Glyphosate
 * Herbicide Tolerant Crops
 * Genetically Modified Organisms
 * Monsanto
 * Bayer CropScience
 * GMOs in Australia
 * GMOs in Canada
 * GMOs in the United States

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

 * Jean Ekeroth, "Anti-GM protestors gather at Parliament," Farm Weekly (Australia), July 2, 2011.
 * Joel Kelly, "No sale for GM crops," In My Community, Australia, July 2, 2011.
 * "Petition in Parliament over GM canola crops," ABC News (Australia), June 23, 2011.
 * Andy Bloxham, Toxic pesticides from GM food crops found in unborn babies, The Telegraph, May 20, 2011.
 * William Neuman and Andrew Pollack, "Farmers Cope With Roundup-Resistant Weeds," New York Times, May 3, 2010.