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Record 1 2011-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Genetics
OBS

Ottawa, Library of Parliament, 2006. "The Terminator technology was patented in the United States by Delta & Pine Land Company (D&PL) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1998. This technology produces GM plants that can grow to maturity but produce seeds that will not germinate if replanted. Controversy started as soon as the discovery was made public. Because such plants produce sterile seeds farmers would be forced to buy seeds year after year without the possibility of using part of their harvest to plant their fields".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Génétique
OBS

Ottawa, Bibliothèque du Parlement, 2006. «La technologie "Terminator" a été brevetée aux États-Unis par Delta & Pine Land Company (D&PL) et le département de l'Agriculture (USDA) en 1998. Cette technologie produit des plantes génétiquement modifiées qui peuvent atteindre la maturité, mais qui produisent des semences qui ne germent pas lorsqu'elles sont replantées. Cette découverte a suscité la controverse dès qu'elle a été rendue publique. Étant donné que de telles plantes produisent des semences stériles, les agriculteurs sont contraints d'acheter des semences année après année, sans pouvoir utiliser une partie de leur récolte pour ensemencer leurs champs.»

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