It is important to stress, in this regard, that the crown gall resistant 
genetically engineered plants will differ from the non engineered plants 
only by the addition of a very small amount of well-characterized foreign 
DNA. 
Neither the seed nor any other part of the plant will be fed to humans or 
farm animals. 
4.1.1 Planting 
Plants for field testing of crown gall resistant tobacco will be 
raised in Agracetus' greenhouses until about the 4-leaf stage. 
Plants in flats will then be moved out-of-doors adjacent to the 
greenhouses to "harden" them before transplanting. Transplanting 
is the usual commercial practice for tobacco. All necessary 
practices for obtaining disease-free plants for field testing will be 
followed. The field for this trial will be leased private land near 
Agracetus and under their control. The nearest commercial 
tobacco field will be at least 10 miles from the experimental plot. 
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