Event Name: MON810 x MIR162
Event Code : MON-ØØ81Ø-6 x SYN-IR162-4
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
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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 |
Last updated: May 16, 2016
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- ArgenBio - Argentina
- Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare - Japan
- National Biosafety Technical Committee (CTNBio) - Brazil
Last updated: January 12, 2013