What happens to the plant after the research trial is over?
After the confined research field trial, the PNT is destroyed. Nothing that is harvested from a confined field trial may be used as human food or livestock feed. Unless the CFIA authorizes developers to keep seeds for future research trials, the seeds and other plant material harvested from confined trials must be disposed of by an approved method. Examples include incineration, using superheated steam under high pressure (autoclaving), deep burial, or other means that will make the seed or plant material unable to live. Composting is not allowed as a disposal method.
