Developer:
Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait s :
Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Dicamba herbicide tolerance

Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)  Herbicide Tolerance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
dmo	Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain DI-6	dicamba mono-oxygenase enzyme	confers tolerance to the herbicide dicamba (2-methoxy-3,6-dichlorobenzoic acid) by using dicamba as substrate in an enzymatic reaction
bar	Streptomyces hygroscopicus	phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme	eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation

 

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
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Costa Rica
Japan
Mexico
New Zealand
South Korea
Taiwan
United States of America

 

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - USA
• Biosafety Clearing House - Costa Rica
• CIB - Brazil
• CIBIOGEM - Mexico
• Determination of Non-Regulated Status for MON88701
• Food Standards - Australia New Zealand
• Health Canada
• INVIMA - Colombia
• Japan Biosafety Clearing House
• Korean Biosafety Clearing House
• Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Food and Drug Administration
• US Food and Drug Administration