The Argentine government authorized field trials of a genetically modified variety of sugar cane developed in Tucuman

The Argentine government authorized field trials of a genetically modified variety of sugar cane developed by researchers at the Obispo Colombres Agroindustrial Experimental Station (EEAOC) in Tucumán. The Undersecretary of Food, Bioeconomy and Regional Development, Pablo Nardone, explained that “the variety would present greater tolerance than the canes currently grown against periods of water scarcity greater than usual.” And he added that this “quality is provided by the introduction of genetic information obtained from other plant species and would result in greater resilience of the crop accompanied by an increase in its productivity.” “Having varieties tolerant to water stress – and a higher concentration of salts in the soil – favors production in the face of the growing instability in water availability,” said Nardone. Sources from the EEAOC indicated to Bichos de Campo that, for confidentiality reasons, they cannot make public the sugarcane event that was enabled this ...