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State science company Crop & Food Research has been granted approval to field-test genetically engineered vegetables and forage brassicas, subject to strict conditions.
Crop & Food wants to assess the resistance of broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and forage kale modified with genes derived from a soil bacterium to caterpillar pests, such as white butterfly and diamond-back moth.
The Environmental Risk Management Authority approved field testing on a 0.4 hectare plot at Lincoln, near Christchurch over 10 years.
