Genetically modified eucalyptus

A genetically modified eucalyptus(GM eucalyptus) is an eucalyptus whose genetic material has been altered through genetic engineering techniques, conferring desirable traits such as increased biomass, accelerated growth, pest resistance, and herbicide tolerance. In 2015, a GM eucalyptus variety, event H421, which provides higher wood volume and faster growth, received regulatory approval in Brazil for commercial release by the National Technical Biosafety Commission (CTNBio), becoming the first genetically modified eucalyptus approved in the world. Subsequently, other GM eucalyptus varieties have also been approved, incorporating traits for pest resistance and herbicide tolerance. While other countries conduct research on genetically modified trees, Brazil is the only one to have released them for commercial-scale cultivation.