Section 5: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANT

5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANT You must also fill in this part if you are proposing to deal with a GMO that is a plant. 5.1 Information about the use of the parent plant State whether the parent plant has an extended history of cultivation and safe use: ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... 5.2 Information about any unintended pleiotropic effects Give details of any undesirable effects on the parent plant that may result from expression of the transgene, or an associated insertion-related mutation, in the GMO (for example, reduced fertility, increased disease prevalence, production loss, grain shredding), including the likelihood of any such events: ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... G7 – 21 [Issue 1] Genetically Modified Organisms Act SECOND SCHEDULE—continued 5.3 Information about pollen and cross-pollination 5.3.1 Describe the mechanism of pollen spread (by insect vectors or by any other means) in the plant population: .............................................................................................. .............................................................................................. .............................................................................................. 5.3.2 Give details of pollen viability for the parent plant and the GMO: .............................................................................................. .............................................................................................. 5.3.3 Provide details of any potential pollinators for the parent plant and the GMO, and their range and distribution in Mauritius: .............................................................................................. .............................................................................................. .............................................................................................. 5.3.4 Are quantitative data available on successful cross-pollination between the parent plant, the GMO and its wild relatives? .............................................................................................. 5.3.5 List only sexually compatible plants near the site of the proposed release and provide details of the quantity and the chances for cross-pollination with the GMO: .............................................................................................. .............................................................................................. 5.3.6 If cross-pollination with the GMO were to occur, provide details of the likely resulting plants and an assessment of whether they would survive and compete well with unaffected plants: ........................ .............................................................................................. .............................................................................................. 5.4 Information about weeds 5.4.1 ........................................................... 5.3.6 If cross-pollination with the GMO were to occur, provide details of the likely resulting plants and an assessment of whether they would survive and compete well with unaffected plants: ........................ .............................................................................................. .............................................................................................. 5.4 Information about weeds 5.4.1 List members of the family of unmodified parent plants that are known to be weeds in any environment: .............................................................................................. .............................................................................................. 5.4.2 Give details of cross-pollination between the species to which the GMO belongs and relatives known to be weeds, including a copy of any peer-reviewed reports that support the information: .............................................................................................. .............................................................................................. 5.5 Information about the possible result of the imparted characteristics being integrated into other species 5.5.1 State whether the novel characteristics of the GMO could be integrated into other species and if so, provide details of its potential to affect: