Developer:
Syngenta

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

GM Trait s :
Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Lepidopteran insect resistance , Mannose metabolism

Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)  Herbicide Tolerance + Insect Resistance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
vip3Aa20	Bacillus thuringiensis strain AB88	vegetative insecticidal protein (vip3Aa variant)	confers resistance to feeding damage caused by lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut
cry1Fa2	synthetic form of cry1F gene derived from Bacillus thuringiensis var. aizawai	modified Cry1F protein	confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining
pat	Streptomyces viridochromogenes	phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme	eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation
mepsps	Zea mays	modified 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme	confers tolerance to glyphosate herbicides
pmi  *	Escherichia coli	Phosphomannose Isomerase (PMI) enzyme	metabolizes mannose and allows positive selection for recovery of transformed plants

 * : 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
Japan

 

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• MinAgri Argentina
• Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia Y Pesca