Event Name: MON88702
Event Code : MON-887Ø2-4
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Gossypium hirsutum L. - Cotton
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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 |
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Last updated: September 8, 2019
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
- Health Canada - Novel Foods
- Japan Biosafety Clearing-House
- US FDA
Last updated: September 17, 2018