Developer:
BASF

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait s :
Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Fertility restoration

Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)  Herbicide Tolerance + Pollination control system

Summary of 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
barstar	Bacillus amyloliquefaciens	barnase ribonuclease inhibitor	restores fertility by repressing the inhibitory effect of barnase on tapetum cells of the anther

 

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
China
European Union
Japan
Mexico
New Zealand
Philippines
South Korea
Taiwan
United States

 

Event Description

• CBD Biosafety Clearing House

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• 2018 Agricultural Biotechnology Annual - Table of Approved Traits in China
• Biosafety Clearing House
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• CBD Biosafety Clearing House
• China 2018 Agricultural Biotechnology Annual – Updated Table of Approved Traits
• European Food Safety Authority
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Health Canada
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Office of the Gene Technology Regulator - Australia
• Status of Application for Direct Use-Philippines
• Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Food and Drug Administration

Detection Methods

• EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed
• GMO Detection Method Database