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: (StackedHerbicide 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
Australia      
Brazil      
Canada      
Colombia      
Costa Rica      
Japan      
Mexico      
New Zealand      
Philippines      
Singapore      
South Korea      
Taiwan      
United States      
*seed production only
expiring in 2026
expiring in 2026

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Last updated: November 6, 2023

 

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