Forest Research Institute

Annual Report

Forest Research Institute is now trading as Scion

Details of FRI's approvals

Planting pine tree seedlingsGMF99001 In December 2000 approval was given to field test, in the Bay of Plenty (Rotorua), over a period of twenty years, Pinus radiata plants with genetic modifications to the genes controlling reproductive development. The total duration of this project including a post-trial monitoring phase is twenty two years.

GMF99005 In December 2000 approval was given to field test, in the Bay of Plenty (Rotorua), over a period of nine years, Pinus radiata and Picea abies plants genetically engineered for herbicide resistance. The total duration of this project is eleven years.

Anyone interested in the field trial or any issues surrounding it can contact Scion directly at: enquiries@scionresearch.com