Developer:
Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait :
Increased Ear Biomass

Commercial Trait:
(Singular)  Altered Growth/Yield

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
athb17	Arabidopsis thaliana	a protein of the class II family of the homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-Zip) transcription factors.	Modulates plant growth and development and regulates gene expression

 

Summary of 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
Canada
Japan
New Zealand
South Korea
Taiwan
United States of America

 

Event Description

• Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare - Japan

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - USA
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - USA
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Food and Drug Administration - USA
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Korea Biosafety Clearing House
• Taiwan Food and Drug Administration

Detection Methods

• Transgenic Corn Event MON87403 and Methods for Detection Thereof