Event Name: 25958

Event Code : IFD-25958-3
Trade Name:
Moonberryâ„¢

Crop: Dianthus caryophyllus - Carnation

Developer: Suntory Limited (Japan)

Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Traits: Sulfonylurea herbicide tolerance , Modified flower color

Commercial Trait: (StackedHerbicide Tolerance (HT) + Modified Product Quality (PQ)

 

Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced Gene Source Product Function
bp40 (f3'5'h) Viola wittrockiana Flavonoid 3',5'-hydroxylase (F3'5'H) enzyme catalyzes the production of the blue-coloured anthocyanin pigment delphinidin and its derivatives
dfr Petunia hybrida dihydroflavonol-4-reductase (DFR) hydroxylase enzyme catalyzes the production of the blue-coloured anthocyanin pigment delphinidin and its derivatives
dfr-diaca Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) Dihydroflavonol-4-reductase enzyme functions in the biosynthesis pathway of the pink/ red-coloured anthocyandin 3-O-(6-O-malylglucoside) pigment in carnations
surB Nicotiana tabacum herbicide tolerant acetolactate synthase (ALS) enzyme confers tolerance to sulfonylurea herbicides and other acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibiting herbicides

 

Regulatory Approvals: Country, Year and Type of Approval

Country Food
direct use or processing
Feed
direct use or processing
Cultivation
domestic or non-domestic use
Australia      
Colombia      
European Union      
Japan      
Malaysia      
for import only
Limited to greenhouse cultivation for export purposes
for import only
for ornamental purposes in the form of amateur and professional flower arrangements, as gifts, home and business decoration and event decoration and is not to be used as planting material.

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Last updated: May 16, 2019

 

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