Event Name: MS8
Event Code : ACS-BNØØ5-8
Trade Name: InVigor™ Canola
Crop: Brassica napus - Argentine Canola, Canola, Oilseed rape, Rapeseed, Turnip
Developer: Bayer CropScience (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Male sterility
Commercial Trait: (Stacked) Herbicide Tolerance (HT) + Pollination control system (PC)
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 |
| barnase | Bacillus amyloliquefaciens | barnase ribonuclease (RNAse) enzyme | causes male sterility by interfering with RNA production in the tapetum cells of the anther |
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 |
| Australia | |||
| Canada | |||
| Colombia | |||
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| Iran | |||
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Last updated: March 18, 2024
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CBD Biosafety Clearing House
- European Food Safety Authority
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Health Canada
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Office of the Gene Technology Regulator - Australia
- Phil DA Consolidated Report on MS8
- Singapore Food Agency
- Status of Application for Direct Use-Philippines
- Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
Detection Methods
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