Event Name: MON87460
Event Code : MON-8746Ø-4
Trade Name: Genuity® DroughtGard™
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
- Basic Information
- Authorizations
- Documents and Links
Developer:
Monsanto Company and BASF
Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Trait
s
:
Drought stress tolerance
,
Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait:
(Singular)
Abiotic Stress Tolerance
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
cspB | Bacillus subtilis | cold shock protein B | maintains normal cellular functions under water stress conditions by preserving RNA stability and translation |
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 |
Australia | |||
Brazil | |||
Canada | |||
China | |||
Colombia | |||
European Union | |||
Indonesia | |||
Japan | |||
Mexico | |||
New Zealand | |||
Nigeria | |||
Philippines | |||
Singapore | |||
South Korea | |||
Taiwan | |||
Thailand | |||
Turkey | |||
United States | |||
Vietnam |
* point mouse arrow over year for notes
Last updated: May 16, 2019
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CIB - Brazil
- DA - BPI Approval Registry
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- GMO - Compass
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - Vietnam
- National Biosafety Management Agency Decision-Nigeria
- Nigeria Biosafety Clearing House
- Turkey Biosafety Information Exchange Mechanism
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - Indonesia 2017
Detection Methods
Last updated: May 6, 2013