Event Name: VCO-01981-5
Event Code : VCO-Ø1981-5
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
Developer: Genective S.A.
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Trait: Glyphosate herbicide tolerance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Herbicide Tolerance
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| epsps grg23ace5 | synthetic gene; similar to epsps grg23 gene from soil bacterium Arthrobacter globiformis | modified 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) protein or EPSPS ACE5 protein | confers tolerance to glyphosate herbicides |
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 | |||
| Costa Rica | |||
| South Korea | |||
| United States |
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Last updated: September 25, 2018
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