Event Name: MIR604

Event Code : SYN-IR6Ø4-5
Trade Name:
Agrisure™ RW

Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn

Developer: Syngenta

Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Traits: Coleopteran insect resistance , Mannose metabolism

Commercial Trait: (SingularInsect Resistance (IR)

 

Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced Gene Source Product Function
mcry3A synthetic form of cry3A gene from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis modified Cry3A delta-endotoxin confers resistance to coleopteran insects particularly corn rootworm pests by selectively damaging their midgut lining
pmi  * Escherichia coli Phosphomannose Isomerase (PMI) enzyme metabolizes mannose and allows positive selection for recovery of transformed plants
 * : Selection Marker/Reporter

 

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
Argentina      
Australia      
Brazil      
Canada      
China      
Colombia      
European Union      
Indonesia      
Iran      
Japan      
Malaysia      
Mexico      
New Zealand      
Philippines      
Russia      
Singapore      
South Africa      
South Korea      
Taiwan      
Thailand      
Turkey      
United States      
Vietnam      
renewed 2011, 2014, 2018 (Biosafety certificate validity: December 20, 2018-December 20, 2021)
renewed 2011, 2014, 2018 (Biosafety certificate validity: December 20, 2018-December 20, 2021)
expires 2019
expires 2019
renewal 2012, 2018
renewal 2012, 2018
Under consideration (2022)

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Last updated: October 23, 2023

 

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Event Description

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

Detection Methods