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

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait :
Sulfonylurea herbicide tolerance

Commercial Trait:
(Singular)  Herbicide Tolerance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
S4-HrA	Nicotiana tabacum cv. Xanthi	herbicide tolerant acetolactate synthase (ALS) enzyme	allows the plant to synthesize essential amino acids in the presence of sulfonylurea herbicides

 

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
United States

 

Event Description

• CBD Biosafety Clearing House
• CERA GM Crop Database

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Food and Drug Administration

Detection Methods

• GMO Detection Method Database