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. "2. Potential Environmental and Human Health Implications of Pest-Protected Plants." Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants: Science and Regulation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2000.

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GENETICALLY MODIFIED PEST-PROTECTED PLANTS: SCIENCE AND REGULATION

TABLE 2.1 Isolation distances required by USDA for producing foundation seed used for seed increase. Note that this is not a complete list of all crops

Crop Species^a	Distance, ft	Maximal Proportion Contaiminated, %^b
No isolation required:
Barley	0	0.05
Bean, field and garden	0	0.05
Broad bean	0	0.05
Cotton	0	0.03
Flax	0	0.05
Millet, selfed	0	0.05
Mung bean	0	0.10
Oat	0	0.02
Pea, field	0	0.50
Peanut	0	0.10
Soybean	0	0.10
Triticale	0	0.05
Wheat	0	0.50
Isolation Required:
Alfalfa	600	0.10
Buckwheat	660	0.05
Clover, < 2 ha	600	0.10
Clover, > 2 ha	900	0.10
Corn	660	0.10
Crown vetch, < 2 ha	200	0.10
Crown vetch, > 2 ha	900	0.10
Grasses, cross-pollinated	900	0.10
Grasses, selfed	60	0.10
Lespedeza	10	0.10
Millet, cross-pollinated	1,320	0.005
Mustard	1,320	0.05
Okra	1,320	0.0
Onion	5,280	0.0
Pepper	200	0.0
Rape, cross-pollinated	1,320	0.05
Rape, selfed	660	0.05
Rice	10	0.05
Rye	660	0.05
Safflower	1,320	0.01
Sorghum	900	0.005
Sunflower	2,640	0.02
Tobacco	150	0.01
Tomato	200	0.0
Trefoil, birdsfoot	600	0.10
Vetch	10	0.10
Vetch, milk	600	0.05
Watermelon	2,640	0.0
^aCommon name. ^bMaximal percentage produced from pollen outside plot. Source: From regulations listed in table 5 of USDA (1994a).