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Table 3 Data on the application of glyphosate in field trials with various HT GE soybeans. Field trials were submitted by Monsanto and Bayer for requesting authorisation of various HT GE soybeans in the EU for import and food and feed use

From: Insufficient risk assessment of herbicide-tolerant genetically engineered soybeans intended for import into the EU

Event

Applicant

GE plants made resistant to…

Field trials conducted in …

Amount of glyphosate applied

Stage

Total amount of glyphosate applied

FG72 × A5547-127

Bayer CropScience

Glyphosate, glufosinate, isoxaflutole

USA

< 1

Before flowering (V5)

< 1

FG72

Bayer CropScience

Glyphosate, isoxaflutole

USA

< 1

Before flowering (V5)

< 1

MON87701 × MON89788

Monsanto

Glyphosate

Argentina

~ 1.5

V6 to V8

~ 1.5

MON87705

Monsanto

Glyphosate

USA

< 1

Pre-emergence

< 1

MON87705 × MON89788

Monsanto

Glyphosate

USA

~1–1.5

V2-R1

~1–1.5

MON87708 × MON89788

Monsanto

Glyphosate, dicamba

USA

< 1

Around flowering (V4-R1)

< 1

MON89788

Monsanto

Glyphosate

USA, Argentina

„label use rate“

 

?

   

USA

~ 2

Pre-emergence

~ 4

    

~ 2

V3 and R1/R2

   

USA

~ 3

V3 and R1/R2

~ 3

   

USA

~ 4

V2 and ~ V3/4

~ 4

   

USA

~ 3

Pre-emergence

~ 6

    

~ 2

V3 and R1/R2

    

~ 1

Pre-harvest

   

USA

~ 1

?

~ 1

RR 40-3-2

Monsanto

Glyphosate

USA

~ 6

Pre-emergence

~ 7

    

< 1

Before flowering (V5)

   

USA

~ 6

Pre-emergence

~ 8

    

< 1

Early post-emergence

    

< 1

Flowering

   

France, Italy

< 1

Early post-emergence (V5)

~ 2

  1. The data were accessed via EFSA. The amount of glyphosate is given in kg (a.i.)/ha. When glyphosate was applied more than once, the total amount of glyphosate differs from the application rate