PRODUCTION OF ROUNDUP RESISTANT CREEPING BENTGRASS SEED
Seed production of a genetically transformed creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stononifera L. syn. A. palustris Huds) cultivar presents specific challenges. Specific cultural practices are required by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Section (USDA-APHIS), as part of the approval to field test, the Oregon Department of Agriculture as well as the Scotts production contract. After a series of public hearings, Oregon Department of Agriculture has set up a Bentgrass Control Area in the Madras area in central Oregon. This control area prohibits non-transgenic bentgrass seed production within its borders. These regulatory and stewardship programs control all aspects of seed production, from planting the crop to seed sales to the consumer. The goals of these programs are to minimize the unwanted spread of the crop.