Event Name: MON89034 x NK603
Event Code : MON-89Ø34-3 x MON-ØØ6Ø3-6
Trade Name: Genuity® VT Double Pro™
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
Developer: Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction: Conventional breeding - cross hybridization and selection involving transgenic donor(s)
GM Traits: Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Lepidopteran insect resistance
Commercial Trait: (Stacked) Herbicide Tolerance (HT) + Insect Resistance (IR)
Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
cp4 epsps (aroA:CP4) | Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain CP4 | herbicide tolerant form of 5-enolpyruvulshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme | decreases binding affinity for glyphosate, thereby conferring increased tolerance to glyphosate herbicide |
cry1A.105 | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kumamotoensis | Cry1A.105 protein which comprises the Cry1Ab, Cry1F and Cry1Ac proteins | confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
cry2Ab2 | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kumamotoensis | Cry2Ab delta-endotoxin | confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
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: March 18, 2024
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Brazil CTNBio
- Bureau of Plant Industry - Philippines
- Bureau of Plant Industry - Philippines
- CBD Biosafety Clearing House
- European Food Safety Authority
- European Food Safety Authority
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Nigeria Biosafety Clearing House
- Singapore Food Agency
- Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
Detection Methods
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