Biotechnology
USDA Permit and Notification Resources:
The documents provided by the SBC in no way guarantee compliance to USDA regulations.
The following resources are samples of resources needed for growing transgenic crops at the UC Davis,
Sample Field Book for transgenic plants
USDA Regulation Presentation
Useful USDA links:
Biotechnology Regulatory Services
Notification Process
Isolation Distances Table
Biology of Crop Plants
The Specialty Crops Regulatory Assistance (SCRA) is a collaborative, public-private effort to assist public and private-sector developers of biotechnology-derived specialty crops in their efforts to complete the complex US regulatory process for commercialization of biotechnology-derived crops. For more information go to: SCRA
Information on the Cartagena Protocol
Public Research & Regulations Initiative
- Draft Guide for Notifications & Risk Assessments for Releases of GMO's
- Information on Genetic Use Restriction Technologies (GURTS)
Crop Life: Field Trials Compliance Management
Cultivating Coexistence
New Tools for Plant Breeding
Biotechnology Tutorials Online
Methods for Detection of Transgenic Plants
Identity Preservation
Genes/Traits/Plant Characteristics Plant Protection Against Diseases Plant Protection Against Insects Weed Control Biotechnology Environmental Stress Tolerance
Convergence In Biotechnology Innovation: Case Studies and Implications for Regulation
University of Guelph, February 2006
Inat'l Service for the Acquistion of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA)
EuropaBio - see report on biotech crops and heath
Coexistence
GM Crop Co-Existence in Perspective (SCIMAC)
Peaceful Coexistence - Pew Report 2006
See ANR New Release:
Achieving peaceful coexistence with biotehcnology is a goal of UC program (1/12/07)
Agricultural Biotechnology in California (ABC) Series - see the Fact Sheets