08 Nov 2016 --- UK-based Rothamsted Research is seeking permission to conduct GM field trials to test whether genetically modified wheat plants can carry out photosynthesis more efficiently and could result in a higher yielding crop. Following a grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Rothamsted Research has applied to Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) to allow GM field trials at the Rothamsted farm during 2017 and 2018.
