Event Name: J163
Event Code : MON-ØØ163-7
Trade Name: Roundup Ready™ Alfalfa
Crop: Medicago sativa - Alfalfa, Lucerne
- Basic Information
- Authorizations
- Documents and Links
Developer:
Monsanto Company and Forage Genetics International
Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Trait
:
Glyphosate herbicide tolerance
Commercial Trait:
(Singular)
Herbicide Tolerance
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| cp4 epsps (aroA:CP4) | Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain CP4 | herbicide tolerant form of 5-enolpyruvulshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme | decreases binding affinity for glyphosate, thereby conferring increased tolerance to glyphosate herbicide |
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 | |||
| Canada | |||
| Japan | |||
| Mexico | |||
| New Zealand | |||
| Philippines | |||
| Singapore | |||
| South Korea | |||
| United States |
renewal 2011, 2019 (valid until August 21, 2024)
renewal 2011, 2019 (valid until August 21, 2024)
renewed 2017
renewal 2011
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Last updated: March 24, 2020
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Biosafety Scanner
- Bureau of Plant Industry - Philippines
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CBD Biosafety Clearing House
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Health Canada
- Japan Biosafety Clearing-House
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
Detection Methods
Last updated: May 6, 2013
