Event Name: MS8 x RF3
Event Code : ACS-BNØØ5-8 x ACS-BNØØ3-6
Trade Name: InVigor™ Canola
Crop: Brassica napus - Argentine Canola, Canola, Oilseed rape, Rapeseed, Turnip
Developer: Bayer CropScience (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction: Conventional breeding - cross hybridization and selection involving transgenic donor(s)
GM Traits: Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Male sterility , Fertility restoration
Commercial Trait: (Stacked) Herbicide Tolerance (HT) + Pollination control system (PC)
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 |
| barnase | Bacillus amyloliquefaciens | barnase ribonuclease (RNAse) enzyme | causes male sterility by interfering with RNA production in the tapetum cells of the anther |
| barstar | Bacillus amyloliquefaciens | barnase ribonuclease inhibitor | restores fertility by repressing the inhibitory effect of barnase on tapetum cells of the anther |
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: October 26, 2023
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CBD Biosafety Clearing House
- European Food Safety Authority
- European Food Safety Authority
- FAO GM Foods Platform
- Health Canada
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
- Singapore Food Agency
- Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018
Detection Methods
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