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

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait :
Hemipteran Insect Resistance

Commercial Trait:
(Singular)  Insect Resistance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
mCry51Aa2	Bacillus thuringiensis	modified Bt Cry51Aa2 protein	confers resistance to hemipteran insects Lygus hesperus and L. lineolaris by selectively damaging their midgut lining

 

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
Canada
Japan
New Zealand
Taiwan
United States

 

Event Description

• Food Standards - Australia New Zealand

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
• Health Canada - Novel Foods
• Japan Biosafety Clearing-House
• US FDA