Event Name: MON88702
Event Code : MON-887Ø2-4
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Gossypium hirsutum L. - Cotton
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 (IR)
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 |
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 |
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Last updated: October 24, 2023
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