TY - JOUR
T1 - Profile of genetically modified plants authorized in Mexico
AU - Garcia Ruiz, Mayra Teresa
AU - Knapp, Aaron N.
AU - Garcia-Ruiz, Hernan
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station with funding from the Hatch Act (Accession Number 1007272) through the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and by a First Award from the Nebraska EPSCoR to HGR. Open access costs were provided by the same grant. Aaron N. Knapp was supported by the UCARE program and by a fellowship from the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. We thank Esteban Betancur for assistance in generating the digital map of Mexico.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2018/7/3
Y1 - 2018/7/3
N2 - Mexico is a center of origin for several economically important plants including maize, cotton, and cocoa. Maize represents more than a food crop, has been declared a biological, cultural, agricultural and economic patrimony, and is linked to the national identity of Mexicans. In this review, we describe the historic and current use of genetically modified plants in Mexico and factors that contributed to the development of the biosafety regulation. We developed a database containing all permit applications received by the government to release genetically modified plants. A temporal and geographical analysis identified the plant species that have been authorized for experimental purposes, pilot programs, or commercial production, the geographic areas where they have been released, and the traits that have been introduced. Results show that Mexico has faced a dual challenge: accepting the benefits of genetically modified plants and their products, while protecting native plant biodiversity.
AB - Mexico is a center of origin for several economically important plants including maize, cotton, and cocoa. Maize represents more than a food crop, has been declared a biological, cultural, agricultural and economic patrimony, and is linked to the national identity of Mexicans. In this review, we describe the historic and current use of genetically modified plants in Mexico and factors that contributed to the development of the biosafety regulation. We developed a database containing all permit applications received by the government to release genetically modified plants. A temporal and geographical analysis identified the plant species that have been authorized for experimental purposes, pilot programs, or commercial production, the geographic areas where they have been released, and the traits that have been introduced. Results show that Mexico has faced a dual challenge: accepting the benefits of genetically modified plants and their products, while protecting native plant biodiversity.
KW - Mexico
KW - biosafety regulation
KW - cotton
KW - genetically modified plants
KW - maize
KW - transgenic plants
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U2 - 10.1080/21645698.2018.1507601
DO - 10.1080/21645698.2018.1507601
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30388927
AN - SCOPUS:85055926792
SN - 2164-5698
VL - 9
SP - 152
EP - 168
JO - GM crops & food
JF - GM crops & food
IS - 3
ER -