Biotech eggplant can now be cultivated commercially in the Philippines

Published Oct 28, 2022

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The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) in the Philippines has permitted the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) to commercially propagate the bt Eggplant (Event EE-1), a biotech eggplant variety. This permission comes after thorough biosafety evaluations and the event being certified as a plant-incorporated protectant by the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority. This eggplant variety is expected to help reduce the need for pesticides and combat the eggplant plant and shoot borer.

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A biotech eggplant variety can now be cultivated commercially in the Philippines. Experts hope this which help reduce or preempt the use of pesticides by farmers while combating the dreaded eggplant plant and shoot borer. The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) has granted the biosafety permit for the commercial propagation of EFSB-resistant Bt Eggplant (Event EE-1) to the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB). According to John Albert Caraan, UPLB College of Agriculture and Food Science Institute of Plant Breeding Project Development officer, the regulatory approval came after strict and comprehensive biosafety evaluations conducted by the joint assessment group ...

Source: Hortidaily