Event Name: W62
Event Code : ACS-GMØØ2-9
Trade Name: Liberty Link™ soybean
Crop: Glycine max L. - Soybean
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Developer:
Bayer CropScience (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction:
Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue
GM Trait
:
Glufosinate herbicide tolerance
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 |
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 |
United States |
Last updated: August 10, 2012
Event Description
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Last updated: May 6, 2013