The Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that the recommendations of the Technical Expert Committee seeking a 10-year moratorium on field trials on Genetically Modified crops will be highly detrimental and will not be in national interest. [...] Appearing for the Centre, Attorney-General G.E. Vahanvati contended that field trials should be allowed to go on as the demand for food for the growing population could be met only through the GM crops. Counsel for various parties also opposed the recommendations.