Article: GM papaya trees fallen down in Thailand

GM papaya trees fallen down in Thailand

BANGKOK, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Some 1,000 papaya trees suspected of being genetically modified (GM) were fallen down and buried in northeastern Thailand, local press reported on Thursday.

The papaya trees belonged to a research program carried on in the province of Khon Kaen, some 449 kilometers northeastern of Bangkok.

"The ten-year research aimed at improving disease resistance in papayas was destroyed, along with the experimental crops," Wilai Prasartsri, a research station director, was quoted by Bangkok Post as saying.

The papaya trees were buried in two meter-deep holes in the ground after they were fallen down, said Wilai, guaranteeing that ...

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