Event Name: MLS 9124
Event Code : not available
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Gossypium hirsutum L. - Cotton
Developer: Metahelix Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd (India)
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Lepidopteran insect resistance , Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Insect Resistance
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 |
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 |
Last updated: April 24, 2019
Documents and Links
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
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