A packet of GM canola seed and a packet of non-GM seed have been placed in a Parliament House time capsule which will be opened fifty years from now.
The time capsule was installed under the chair of the President of the Legislative Council to commemorate the refurbishment of the chamber.
I chose GM seed because 2010 historically marked ‘the Year of Choice’ for canola growers in Western Australia.
The time capsule was installed under the chair of the President of the Legislative Council to commemorate the refurbishment of the chamber.
I chose GM seed because 2010 historically marked ‘the Year of Choice’ for canola growers in Western Australia.
GM Canola in Parliament Time Capsule
I also provided a packet of conventional canola seed from my family’s farming property at Bindi Bindi, near Moora.
The GM canola debate has been a significant issue in the Parliament in 2010, and it will be interesting for people who become accustomed to GM products over the next half century to remember how it all began.
The “CBTM Eclipse RR” GM seed, which was provided by Canola Breeders Western Australia Pty Ltd, has been autoclaved, and cannot be propagated.
Sterilisation was undertaken at the University of Western Australia to laboratory protocols, and an identical sample is held at the WA Department of Food and Agriculture.
The GM seed is genetically modified with the Roundup Ready® herbicide tolerance trait. It represents the first commercial plantings of GM canola in Western Australia in 2010.
The year 2010 also represents the first year of release of CB Eclipse RR, the first GM hybrid from Canola Breeders.
The GM canola debate has been a significant issue in the Parliament in 2010, and it will be interesting for people who become accustomed to GM products over the next half century to remember how it all began.
The “CBTM Eclipse RR” GM seed, which was provided by Canola Breeders Western Australia Pty Ltd, has been autoclaved, and cannot be propagated.
Sterilisation was undertaken at the University of Western Australia to laboratory protocols, and an identical sample is held at the WA Department of Food and Agriculture.
The GM seed is genetically modified with the Roundup Ready® herbicide tolerance trait. It represents the first commercial plantings of GM canola in Western Australia in 2010.
The year 2010 also represents the first year of release of CB Eclipse RR, the first GM hybrid from Canola Breeders.
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