Developer:
Syngenta

Method of Trait Introduction:
Conventional breeding - cross hybridization and selection involving transgenic donor(s)

GM Trait s :
Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Coleopteran insect resistance , Lepidopteran insect resistance , Mannose metabolism

Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)  Herbicide Tolerance + Insect Resistance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
cry1Ab	Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki	Cry1Ab delta-endotoxin	confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining
pat	Streptomyces viridochromogenes	phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme	eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation
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
mepsps	Zea mays	modified 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme	confers tolerance to glyphosate herbicides

 * : Selection Marker/Reporter  

Summary of 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
Colombia
European Union
Japan
Mexico
Philippines
South Africa
South Korea
Taiwan

 

Event Description

• CBD Biosafety Clearing House
• CERA GM Crop Database

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• European Food Safety Authority
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
• USDA-FAS GAIN Report Colombia 2014

Detection Methods

• EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed
• EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed
• EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed
• GMO Detection Method Database