First hybrid barley variety
Syngenta introduces the world's first hybrid barley variety in the United Kingdom. The variety is named Colossus and is conventionally bred. View Source
EPA published framework for Cumulative Risk Assessment
FQPA of 1996, directed EPA to move beyond single chemical assessments and to conduct cumulative assessments of chemical exposures occurring simultaneously. As of 2020, EPA has assessment and updated cumulative risk assessments for five groups of pesticides share a common…
Approval of spinosad by the USDA National Organic Program for use in organic agriculture
After being registered by US EPA in 1997 for insecticidal use, spinosad was approved by the USDA National Organic Program in 1992 for use in certified organic agriculture. This paved the way for spinosad to become one of the most…
Mary Dell Chilton receives the Franklin Institute Award
The award is in recognition of her pioneering work in the area of gene transfer into plants. View Source
American Crop Protection Association (ACPA) changes name to CropLife America (CLA)
Prior names were NACA (National Agricultural Chemicals Association) and AIFA (Agricultural Insecticide and Fungicide Association) first formed in 1933. Through four name changes, the association has never varied from its mission of advocacy of and for the crop protection industry.…
USDA National Organic Program
The National Organic Program is the federal regulatory framework in the United States of America governing organic food. It is also the name of the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service program responsible for administering and enforcing the…
QuEChERS method
The QuEChERS-method (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe ) was developed to streamline extraction and detection processes for multi-residues of pesticides and veterinary drugs in complex matrices. Work was performed by numerous collaborators but M. Anastassiades developed the basis…
Drosophila melanogaster genome sequence
The Drosophila melanogaster genome sequencing project was essentially completed in March of 2000. Sequencing was begun using mapped large-insert clones, but completed using a whole genome shotgun (WGS) approach; it represents the first demonstration of the WGS approach to sequencing…
First plant genome sequenced
After four years of collaboration, an international team of researchers has completed the first genome sequence of a plant, Arabidopsis thaliana. View Source