Event Name: GHB119
Event Code : BCS-GHØØ5-8
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Gossypium hirsutum L. - Cotton
Developer: BASF
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Lepidopteran insect resistance
Commercial Trait: (Stacked) Herbicide Tolerance (HT) + Insect Resistance (IR)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| bar | Streptomyces hygroscopicus | phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme | eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation |
| cry2Ae | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp Dakota | Cry2Ae delta-endotoxin | confers resistance to lepidopteran insects 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 |
| Australia | |||
| Canada | |||
| China | |||
| Colombia | |||
| European Union | |||
| Japan | |||
| Malaysia | |||
| New Zealand | |||
| Philippines | |||
| Singapore | |||
| South Korea | |||
| Taiwan | |||
| United States |
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Last updated: October 18, 2023
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- EU Register of Authorized GMOs
- FAO GM Foods Platform
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- INVIMA - Colombia
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
- Phil DA Biotech Consolidated Report on GHB119
- Singapore Food Agency
- Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA- FAS GAIN Report - China 2014
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018
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