Developer:
DuPont (Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.)

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

GM Trait s :
Lepidopteran insect resistance , Mannose metabolism

Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)  Insect Resistance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
cry1Ab	Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki	Cry1Ab delta-endotoxin	confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining
vip3Aa20	Bacillus thuringiensis strain AB88	vegetative insecticidal protein (vip3Aa variant)	confers resistance to feeding damage caused by lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut
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
Brazil
Japan

 

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• ArgenBio - Argentina
• Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare - Japan
• National Biosafety Technical Committee (CTNBio) - Brazil