Event Name: BNLA-601
Event Code : not available
Trade Name: not available
Crop: Gossypium hirsutum L. - Cotton
- Basic Information
- Authorizations
- Documents and Links
Developer:
Central Institute for Cotton Research and University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad (India)
Method of Trait Introduction:
not available
GM Trait
:
Lepidopteran insect resistance
Commercial Trait:
(Singular)
Insect Resistance
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
cry1Ac | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Kurstaki strain HD73 | Cry1Ac delta-endotoxin | 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 |
India |
Last updated: August 10, 2012
Event Description
- Biotech Crop Profile: Bt cotton in India
- Technical Update: Bt cotton events and hybrids in India, 2002 to 2010
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
Last updated: May 6, 2013