Event Name: MON87460
Event Code : MON-8746Ø-4
Trade Name: Genuity® DroughtGard™
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
Developer: Monsanto Company and BASF
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Drought stress tolerance , Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Abiotic Stress Tolerance (ST)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| cspB | Bacillus subtilis | cold shock protein B | maintains normal cellular functions under water stress conditions by preserving RNA stability and translation |
| nptII * | Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon | neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme | allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection |
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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| Brazil | |||
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| Colombia | |||
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| Iran | |||
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| Malaysia | |||
| Mexico | |||
| New Zealand | |||
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Last updated: October 17, 2023
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CBD Biosafety Clearing House
- CIB - Brazil
- DA - BPI Approval Registry
- FAO GM Foods Platform
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- GMO - Compass
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - Vietnam
- National Biosafety Management Agency Decision-Nigeria
- Nigeria Biosafety Clearing House
- Singapore Food Agency
- Turkey Biosafety Information Exchange Mechanism
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - Indonesia 2017
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