Developer:
DuPont (Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.)

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

GM Trait s :
Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Sulfonylurea herbicide tolerance , Modified oil/fatty acid

Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)  Herbicide Tolerance + Modified Product Quality

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
gm-hra  *	Glycine max	modified acetolactate synthase (ALS) enzyme	confers tolerance to applications of sulfonylurea – based herbicides
gm-fad2-1 (partial sequence)	Glycine max	no functional enzyme is produced (expression of the endogenous fad2-1 gene encoding omega-6 desaturase enzyme was suppressed by the partial gm-fad2-1 gene fragment)	blocks the formation of linoleic acid from oleic acid (by silencing the fad2-1 gene) and allows accumulation of oleic acid in the seed
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

 * : 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
Brazil
Canada
China
Colombia
European Union
Japan
Mexico
Philippines
South Africa
South Korea
Taiwan

 

Event Description

• Biosafety Scanner
• CBD Biosafety Clearing House
• National Technical Commission of Biosafety - Brazil

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• CIB - Brazil
• Colombia Biosafety Clearning House
• INVIMA - Colombia
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Philippines DA - BPI Biosafety
• Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
• USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2014

Detection Methods

• EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed
• EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed