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Summary Tables of
Confined Field Trials for Spring 2004
(Due to the width of the tables, these pages should be printed using the PDF version or "Landscape" setting)
Summary of Submissions and Field Trials of Plants with Novel
Traits (PNTs) Proceeding under the Seeds Act, 2004.
Table 1: Summary of approved submissions (for which field trials were planted) and approved field trials that have been carried out in 2004. Please note that not all approved field trials take place once authorized.
| Year | Number of Submissions | Number of Field Trials |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 64 | 180 |
Table 2: Provincial summary of field trials for individual crops as well as summary of field trials having been planted in each province. These numbers do not include authorized field trials which have not taken place, but do include trials that have been planted then subsequently destroyed.
| Crop | Nfld | PEI | NS | NB | QC | ON | MB | SK | AB | BC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alfalfa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Black Spruce |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Brown Mustard |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Canola/ napus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
40 |
18 |
35 |
0 |
|
Corn |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Creeping Bentgrass |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Wheat/Durum |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Poplar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Safflower |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
Soybean |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Sugar Beet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Tobacco |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Wheat |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
9 |
12 |
0 |
|
White Spruce |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
20 |
57 |
39 |
60 |
0 |
Table 3: Summary of field trials' breeding objectives. Data has been broken down into breeding objectives of individual crops and is based on authorized field trials having been planted.
| Crop | Latin Name | Field Trials | Breeding Objectives Herbicide Tolerance |
Breeding Objectives Stress Tolerance |
Breeding Objectives Genetic Research |
Breeding Objectives Nutritional Change |
Breeding Objectives Male Sterility/ Restoration |
Breeding Objectives Insect Resistance |
Breeding Objectives Fungal Resistance |
Breeding Objectives Pharmaceutical |
Breeding Objectives Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfalfa |
Medicago sativa |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black Spruce |
Picea mariana |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brown Mustard |
Brassica juncea |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canola/ napus |
Brassica napus |
94 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 60 |
| Corn |
Zea Mays |
12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Creeping Bentgrass |
Agrostis palustris |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Durum Wheat |
Triticum turgidum ssp. durum |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poplar |
Populus alba x grandidentata |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safflower |
Carthamus tinctorius |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Soybean |
Glycine max |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Sugar Beet |
Beta vulgaris |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tobacco |
Nicotiana tabacum |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Wheat |
Triticum aestivum |
37 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| White Spruce |
Picea glauca |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 180 | 75 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 61 |
Please note that some field trials had more than one breeding objective, therefore the number of field trials listed under breeding objective may exceed the total number of trials authorized. "Other" breeding objectives include pathogen resistance, and yield enhancement.
Last Updated: August 30, 2004
