Commentary: Mycotoxin Regulations and BT Corn Benefits

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2007-04-01
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Munkvold, Gary
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Plant Pathology and Microbiology
The Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology and the Department of Entomology officially merged as of September 1, 2022. The new department is known as the Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Microbiology (PPEM). The overall mission of the Department is to benefit society through research, teaching, and extension activities that improve pest management and prevent disease. Collectively, the Department consists of about 100 faculty, staff, and students who are engaged in research, teaching, and extension activities that are central to the mission of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The Department possesses state-of-the-art research and teaching facilities in the Advanced Research and Teaching Building and in Science II. In addition, research and extension activities are performed off-campus at the Field Extension Education Laboratory, the Horticulture Station, the Agriculture Engineering/Agronomy Farm, and several Research and Demonstration Farms located around the state. Furthermore, the Department houses the Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic, the Iowa Soybean Research Center, the Insect Zoo, and BugGuide. Several USDA-ARS scientists are also affiliated with the Department.
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Felicia Wu, an economist from the University of Pittsburgh, gave an interesting presentation at the BIGMAP symposium held at Iowa State University recently. Wu discussed the reduced risk of mycotoxins, and how regulations on mycotoxins and transgenic crops affect international trade.

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This commentary is from Iowa Seed & Biosafety 23 (2007): 4. Posted with permission.

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