Event Name: GHB614
Event Code : BCS-GHØØ2-5
Trade Name: GlyTol™
Crop: Gossypium hirsutum L. - Cotton
Developer: Bayer CropScience (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Trait: Glyphosate herbicide tolerance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Herbicide Tolerance (HT)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| 2mepsps | Zea mays | 5-enolpyruvyl shikimate-3-phosphate synthase enzyme (double mutant version) | decreases binding affinity for glyphosate, thereby increasing tolerance to glyphosate herbicide |
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 18, 2023
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Brazil CTNBio
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CIB - Brazil
- European Food Safety Authority
- FAO GM Foods Platform
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
- Office of the Gene Technology Regulator - Australia
- Singapore Food Agency
- Status of Application for Direct Use-Philippines
- Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018
Detection Methods
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