Event Name: ASR368

Event Code : SMG-368ØØ-2
Trade Name:
Roundup Ready™ Creeping Bentgrass

Crop: Agrostis stolonifera - Creeping Bentgrass

Developer: Monsanto Company and Scotts Seeds

Method of Trait Introduction: Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue

GM Trait: Glyphosate herbicide tolerance

Commercial Trait: (SingularHerbicide Tolerance (HT)

 

Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced Gene Source Product Function
cp4 epsps (aroA:CP4) Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain CP4 herbicide tolerant form of 5-enolpyruvulshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme decreases binding affinity for glyphosate, thereby conferring increased tolerance to glyphosate herbicide

 

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
United States      

Last updated: September 10, 2019

 

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Regulatory and Biosafety Information

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