Event Name: MON863
Event Code : MON-ØØ863-5
Trade Name: YieldGard™ Rootworm RW, MaxGard™
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
- Basic Information
- Authorizations
- Documents and Links
Developer:
Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction:
Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue
GM Trait
s
:
Coleopteran insect resistance
,
Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait:
(Singular)
Insect Resistance
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
cry3Bb1 | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kumamotoensis | Cry3Bb1 delta endotoxin | confers resistance to coleopteran insects particularly corn rootworm by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
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 |
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Canada | |||
China | |||
Colombia | |||
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Japan | |||
Malaysia | |||
Mexico | |||
New Zealand | |||
Nigeria | |||
Philippines | |||
Russia | |||
Singapore | |||
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South Korea | |||
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Turkey | |||
United States |
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Last updated: June 29, 2020
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- AVA - Approved GMOs Singapore
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CBD Biosafety Clearing House
- DA - BPI Approval Registry - Unrenewed
- European Food Safety Authority
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
- Nigeria Biosafety Clearing House
- Turkish Biosafety Board Decision
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- US Food and Drug Administration
Detection Methods
Last updated: May 6, 2013