Event Name: HCEM485

Event Code : HCEM485
Trade Name:
not available

Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn

Developer: Stine Seed Farm, Inc (USA)

Method of Trait Introduction: Aerosol Beam Injection

GM Trait: Glyphosate herbicide tolerance

Commercial Trait: (SingularHerbicide Tolerance (HT)

 

Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced Gene Source Product Function
2mepsps Zea mays 5-enolpyruvyl shikimate-3-phosphate synthase enzyme (double mutant version) decreases binding affinity for glyphosate, thereby increasing 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
Canada      
United States      

Last updated: October 7, 2014

 

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