Event Name: J163
Event Code : MON-ØØ163-7
Trade Name: Roundup Ready™ Alfalfa
Crop: Medicago sativa - Alfalfa, Lucerne
Developer: Monsanto Company and Forage Genetics International
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 |
| 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 |
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 | |||
| Australia | |||
| Canada | |||
| Japan | |||
| Malaysia | |||
| Mexico | |||
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| Philippines | |||
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| United States |
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Last updated: October 24, 2023
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Biosafety Scanner
- Bureau of Plant Industry - Philippines
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CBD Biosafety Clearing House
- FAO GM Foods Approval
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Health Canada
- Japan Biosafety Clearing-House
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
Detection Methods
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