Event Name: BT18
Event Code : NMK-899Ø6-7
Trade Name: New Leaf™ Russet Burbank potato
Crop: Solanum tuberosum L. - Potato
Developer: Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Coleopteran insect resistance , Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Insect Resistance (IR)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| cry3A | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis | cry3A delta endotoxin | confers resistance to coleopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
| nptII * | Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon | neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme | allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection |
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 |
| Canada | |||
| United States |
Last updated: September 13, 2019
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
Detection Methods
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