Developer:
Metahelix Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd (India)

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait s :
Lepidopteran insect resistance , Antibiotic resistance

Commercial Trait:
(Singular)  Insect Resistance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
cry1C	synthetic gene derived from Bacillus thuringiensis	Cry1C delta-endotoxin	confers resistance to lepidopteran insects, specifically Spodoptera
nptII  *	Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon	neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme	allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection

 * : Selection Marker/Reporter  

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
India

 

Event Description

• Biosafety Scanner
• CBD Biosafety Clearing House
• Technical Update: Bt cotton events and hybrids in India, 2002 to 2010

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• India Biosafety Clearing House Decision
• GEAC Biosafety Data of Approved GM crops
• USDA-FAS GAIN Report - India 2018

Detection Methods

• Biosafety Scanner