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title: "DMH-11 (GM Mustard): India's First GM Food Crop"
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- DMH-11 is a genetically modified hybrid mustard developed by Delhi University using a barnase-barstar-bar gene system to enable hybridisation in self-pollinating Brassica juncea.
- Why is the barnase-barstar system necessary for GM mustard?
- Has DMH-11 been approved for commercial cultivation in India?
- Why is the herbicide-tolerance (bar) gene controversial?
- How does DMH-11 differ from gene-edited crops under Indian regulation?

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DMH-11 is a genetically modified hybrid mustard developed by Delhi University using a barnase-barstar-bar gene system to enable hybridisation in self-pollinating Brassica juncea.

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## Timeline

1. 11 May 2017

   Confined field trials were authorised in the mid-2010s, and on the GEAC first recommended the variety's environmental release, only for the Ministry to with…

2. 18 October 2022

   The matter resurfaced when, on , the GEAC again recommended environmental release of DMH-11 and the parental lines for seed production and testing, this time…

3. 23 July 2024

   The DMH-11 question reached the Supreme Court of India, where a two-judge bench delivered a split verdict on : Justice B.V.

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In October 2022, India's Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee recommended the environmental release of DMH-11, making it the first transgenic food crop cleared for field demonstration in the country.

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