Developer:
Dow AgroSciences LLC

Method of Trait Introduction:
Whiskers-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait :
2,4-D herbicide tolerance

Commercial Trait:
(Singular)  Herbicide Tolerance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
aad-1	synthetic form of the aad-1 gene from Sphingobium herbicidovorans	aryloxyalkanoate dioxygenase 1 (AAD-1) protein	detoxifies 2,4-D herbicide by side-chain degradation and degrades the R-enantiomers of aryloxyphenoxypropionate herbicides

 

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
Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
Colombia
European Union
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Nigeria
Philippines
Russia
South Africa
South Korea
Taiwan
United States

 

Event Description

• Argenbio - Argentina

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• 2018 Agricultural Biotechnology Annual - Table of Approved Traits in China
• Biosafety Clearing House - Colombia
• Biosafety Permit for Direct Use - Philippines
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• CIB - Brazil
• EU Register of Authorized GMOs
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Korean Biosafety Clearing House
• Media Statement: South Africa Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Ministerio de Salud y Proteccion Social - Colombia
• National Biosafety Board Commission - Malaysia
• Nigeria Biosafety Clearing House
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Department of Agriculture -APHIS
• US Food and Drug Administration
• USDA-FAS GAIN Report - Colombia 2014