Event Name: Tarom molaii + cry1Ab
Event Code : BGH-ØØ827-7
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Oryza sativa L. - Rice
Developer: Agricultural Biotech Research Institute (Iran)
Method of Trait Introduction: Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue
GM Traits: Lepidopteran insect resistance , Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Insect Resistance (IR)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| aph4 (hpt) * | Escherichia coli | hygromycin-B phosphotransferase (hph) enzyme | allows selection for resistance to the antibiotic hygromycin B |
| cry1Ab (truncated) | synthetic form of Cry1Ab from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kumamotoensis | Cry1Ab delta-endotoxin | confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
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 |
| Iran |
Last updated: August 21, 2012
Documents and Links
Event Description
- Article: Enhanced resistance to two stem borers in an aromatic rice containing a synthetic cryIA(b) gene
- Biosafety Scanner
- News: Agricultural Biotechnology Council of Australia
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