Increased regulations on gene editing for fruit and veggie crops has growers concerned.
The EPA announced new requirements for additional data and scientific evidence in reporting results.
A University of Arkansas horticulture professor says that no one in the specialty crops industry has a team experienced with these types of regulations and it will be difficult to justify the expense.
Dr. Margaret Worthington says that it is a shame because gene editing has huge advantages like disease-resistance that could lead to less fungicide use. That will likely now stay in the lab and never get to fields.
