Event Name: MON15947

Event Code : MON-15947-5
Trade Name:
not available

Crop: Gossypium hirsutum L. - Cotton

Developer: Monsanto Company and Bayer CropScience

Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait: Lepidopteran insect resistance

Commercial Trait: (SingularInsect Resistance (IR)

 

Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced Gene Source Product Function
cry2Ab2 Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kumamotoensis Cry2Ab 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
Brazil      

Last updated: October 16, 2023

 

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