Event Name: Huafan No 1
Event Code : not available
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Lycopersicon esculentum - Tomato
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Developer:
Huazhong Agricultural University (China)
Method of Trait Introduction:
Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue
GM Trait
:
Delayed ripening/senescence
Commercial Trait:
(Singular)
Modified Product Quality
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
anti-efe | Lycopersicon esculentum | antisense RNA of 1-amino-cyclopropane -1-carboxylate oxidase (ACO) gene (no functional ACO enzyme is produced) | causes delayed ripening by suppressing the production of ethylene via silencing of the ACO gene that encodes an ethylene-forming enzyme |
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 |
Last updated: August 10, 2012
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
Detection Methods
- Article: Development of event-specific PCR detection methods for genetically modified tomato Huafan No. 1
- GMO Detection Method Database
Last updated: May 6, 2013