Event Name: MON88701
Event Code : MON 887Ø1-3
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Gossypium hirsutum L. - Cotton
Developer: Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Dicamba herbicide tolerance
Commercial Trait: (Stacked) Herbicide Tolerance (HT)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| dmo | Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain DI-6 | dicamba mono-oxygenase enzyme | confers tolerance to the herbicide dicamba (2-methoxy-3,6-dichlorobenzoic acid) by using dicamba as substrate in an enzymatic reaction |
| 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 |
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Last updated: November 6, 2023
Documents and Links
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - USA
- Biosafety Clearing House - Costa Rica
- Biosafety permit for FFP - Philippines
- CIB - Brazil
- CIBIOGEM - Mexico
- Determination of Non-Regulated Status for MON88701
- FAO GM Foods Platform
- FAO GM Foods Platform
- Food Standards - Australia New Zealand
- Health Canada
- INVIMA - Colombia
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Korean Biosafety Clearing House
- OGTR License Approval
- Singapore Food Agency
- Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- US Food and Drug Administration
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