date:Jun 05, 2013
ines protein in crop. The other method is a DNA test.
USDA's other priority is to find the source of the GM wheat that sprouted in the northeast Oregon field. The unwanted volunteer seedlings survived when sprayed with the weed killer glyphosate, which led to tests that identified the wheat as a Monsanto strain.
Other fields on the farm tested negative for the wheat, said a USDA spokesman.
Some $9 billion in U.S. wheat exports hang in the balance. The United States, the world's largest farm e