GEAC meet delay may put off trial plans for GM crops
Trial plans for biotech version of crops like rice, cotton, corn, castor, sorghum and potato could be delayed since a crucial meeting of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) was postponed by a month from scheduled date of June 8. The meeting was expected to discuss permission of field trials and research for some biotech crops during the coming kharif season. Biotech industry re