International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 1
First page : (893) Last page : (900)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2519
Terminator Technology: Perception and Concerns for Seed Industry
N. Yousuf1*, S.A. Dar2, S. Gulzar1, S.U. Nabi3, S. Mukhtar4 and R.A. Lone1
1Research Scholar at Division of Genetics and Plant Breeding, SKUAST-Kashmir
2Associate Professor at Division of Genetics and Plant Breeding, SKUAST-Kashmir
3Scientist at Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR- CITH, Rangret-Srinagar, J & K
4Research Scholar at Division of Biotechnology, SKUAST-Jammu
*Corresponding Author E-mail: nidayousufmir@gmail.com
Received: 26.01.2017 | Revised: 8.02.2017 | Accepted: 10.02.2017
ABSTRACT
Terminator technology is a genetically switch mechanism that can be triggered off by a specific chemical inducer. As a result, this technology put a ceiling on the illicit use of genetic material either by hampering reproduction or the expression of a particular trait through an inducible molecular mechanism, thus approaching to the rescue of long suffering multinational companies who have been unable to clutch farmers back from their old age practice of brown bagging and breeding seeds. The terminator technology claims to provide various benefits like protection of intellectual property rights, use of newer and more productive varieties, checking of transgene contamination. Despite of these rewards, its cons cannot be put on hold. The potential hazards of terminator technology includes -out crossing threat, reduced choice to farmers in procuring seeds and gag on using last year seeds, control on access and consequent higher costs of research material to breeders, enhanced need for monitoring and regulating GURT technology, undue control and interference of corporate in agriculture. This technology, thus, demands a very thorough investigation and extensive evaluation before terminator technology is given a free ride.
Key words: terminator technology, intellectual property, seed saving, food security.
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Cite this article: Yousuf, N., Dar, S.A., Gulzar, S., Nabi, S.U., Mukhtar, S. and Lone, R.A., Terminator Technology: Perception and Concerns for Seed Industry, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(1): 893-900 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2519
