Decision to allow field trials of 200 crops

The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has approved field trials of genetically modified (GM) food crops on a conditional basis. Environment Minister M Veerappa Moily on Thursday said though the final call on GM crops would be taken by the Supreme Court, there is no embargo by the apex court on field trials . The decision would allow field trials of 200 such varieties, including in rice, wheat, maize, castor and cotton.