Event Name: MIR162

Event Code : SYN-IR162-4
Trade Name:
Agrisureā„¢ Viptera

Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn

Developer: Syngenta

Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Traits: Lepidopteran insect resistance , Mannose metabolism

Commercial Trait: (SingularInsect Resistance (IR)

 

Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced Gene Source Product Function
vip3Aa20 Bacillus thuringiensis strain AB88 vegetative insecticidal protein (vip3Aa variant) confers resistance to feeding damage caused by lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut
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      
Paraguay      
Philippines      
Russia      
Singapore      
South Africa      
South Korea      
Taiwan      
Thailand      
Turkey      
United States      
Vietnam      
Zambia      
approved for import as processing material; renewed 2017 (Biosafety certificate validity: June 12, 2017-June 12, 2020)
approved for import as processing material; renewed 2017 (Biosafety certificate validity: June 12, 2017-June 12, 2020)
approved for controlled plantingsin the Cauca river valley, upper Magdalena river and dry Caribbean
expires 2022
expires 2022
This event in sweet corn was approved for food in 2012.
renewed 2015
renewed 2015

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Last updated: October 17, 2023

 

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Event Description

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

Detection Methods