Event Name: W98
Event Code : ACS-GMØØ1-8
Trade Name: Liberty Link™ soybean
Crop: Glycine max L. - Soybean
Developer: Bayer CropScience (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction: Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue
GM Trait: Glufosinate herbicide tolerance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Herbicide Tolerance (HT)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| bar | Streptomyces hygroscopicus | phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme | eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation |
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 |
| United States |
Last updated: August 10, 2012
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