Developer:
Syngenta

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait s :
Multiple insect resistance , Mannose metabolism

Commercial Trait:
(Singular)  Insect Resistance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
pmi  *	Escherichia coli	Phosphomannose Isomerase (PMI) enzyme	metabolizes mannose and allows positive selection for recovery of transformed plants
ecry3.1Ab	synthetic form of Cry3A gene and Cry1Ab gene from Bacillus thuringiensis	chimeric (Cry3A-Cry1Ab) delta endotoxin protein	confers resistance to coleopteran and lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining

 * : 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
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Russian Federation
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
United States of America
Vietnam

 

Event Description

• Argenbio - Argentina
• Syngenta
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• CIB - Brazil
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
• Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - Vietnam
• Syngenta
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Food and Drug Administration
• USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018
• USDA-FAS GAIN Report 2014 - Russian Federation