Developer:
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait :
Lepidopteran insect resistance

Commercial Trait:
(Singular)  Insect Resistance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
cry1Ab-Ac	synthetic fusion gene derived from Bacillus thuringiensis	Cry1Ab-Ac delta endotoxin (fusion protein)	confers resistance to lepidopteran insects 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
China

 

Event Description

• Article: Impact of Bt cotton in China
• Biosafety Scanner

Detection Methods

• Biosafety Scanner