Developer:
BASF

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

GM Trait s :
Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Antibiotic resistance

Commercial Trait:
(Singular)  Herbicide Tolerance

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
nptII  *	Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon	neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme	allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection

 * : Selection Marker/Reporter  

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
China
Japan
United States

 

Event Description

• CERA GM Crop Database

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• EU Commission Opinion
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Office of the Gene Technology Regulator - Australia
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Food and Drug Administration
• USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018

Detection Methods

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