Event Name: MON89034
Event Code : MON-89Ø34-3
Trade Name: YieldGard™ VT Pro™
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:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Trait
:
Lepidopteran insect resistance
Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)
Insect Resistance
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
cry2Ab2 | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kumamotoensis | Cry2Ab delta-endotoxin | confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
cry1A.105 | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kumamotoensis | Cry1A.105 protein which comprises the Cry1Ab, Cry1F and Cry1Ac proteins | 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 |
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Last updated: March 24, 2020
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- AVA - Approved GMOs Singapore
- Brazil CTNBio
- Bureau of Plant Industry - Philippines
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CBD Biosafety Clearing House
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
- National Biosafety Board Decision - Malaysia
- National Biosafety Management Agency Decision-Nigeria
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA FAS GAIN Report - Indonesia
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018
Detection Methods
Last updated: May 6, 2013