Origin Agritech Ltd Updates on Progress of GMO Corn Hybrid Trials News provided by Share this article Share this article BEIJING, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, today announced progresses in official government trial of GMO corn hybrid varieties. One herbicide resistant (Gt) variety has completed its final trial and is pending final approval. Under the agricultural regulations in China, both the GMO traits and the hybrid corn varieties require government approval before the seed can be sold commercially. In general, the government hybrid variety trials take two years to completion.