Event Name: MIR162 x MIR604 x GA21

Event Code : SYN-IR162-4 x SYN-IR6Ø4-5 x MON-ØØØ21-9
Trade Name:
not available

Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn

Developer: Syngenta

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

GM Traits: Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Coleopteran insect resistance , Lepidopteran insect resistance , Mannose metabolism

Commercial Trait: (StackedHerbicide Tolerance (HT) + Insect 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
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
mepsps Zea mays modified 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme confers tolerance to glyphosate herbicides
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
European Union      

Last updated: September 21, 2016

 

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