Event Name: GHB119

Event Code : BCS-GHØØ5-8
Trade Name:
not available

Crop: Gossypium hirsutum L. - Cotton

Developer: BASF

Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Traits: Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Lepidopteran insect resistance

Commercial Trait: (StackedHerbicide Tolerance (HT) + Insect Resistance (IR)

 

Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced Gene Source Product Function
bar Streptomyces hygroscopicus phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation
cry2Ae Bacillus thuringiensis subsp Dakota Cry2Ae delta-endotoxin confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining

 

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      
Canada      
China      
Colombia      
European Union      
Japan      
Malaysia      
New Zealand      
Philippines      
Singapore      
South Korea      
Taiwan      
United States      
Vietnam      
renewed 2018 (Biosafety certificate validity: December 20, 2018-December 20, 2021)
renewed 2018 (Biosafety certificate validity: December 20, 2018-December 20, 2021)
Date approved: Nov 19, 2018
Date approved: Nov 19, 2018

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Last updated: August 11, 2024

 

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