Developer:
Dow AgroSciences LLC and DuPont (Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.)

Method of Trait Introduction:
Conventional breeding - cross hybridization and selection involving transgenic donor(s)

GM Trait s :
Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Lepidopteran insect resistance

Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)  Herbicide Tolerance + Insect Resistance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
cry1Fa2	synthetic form of cry1F gene derived from Bacillus thuringiensis var. aizawai	modified Cry1F protein	confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining
cry1Ab	Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki	Cry1Ab delta-endotoxin	confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining
pat	Streptomyces viridochromogenes	phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme	eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation

 

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
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Japan
Mexico
Paraguay
Philippines
South Africa
South Korea
Taiwan

 

Event Description

• CBD Biosafety Clearing House

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Brazil - Conselho de Informacoes sobre Biotecnologia (CIB)
• Brazil CTNBio
• DA - Bureau of Plant Industry
• Korean Biosafety Clearing House
• Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
• USDA GAIN Report - South Africa

Detection Methods

• GMO Detection Method Database
• GMO Detection Method Database