Developer:
DuPont (Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.)

Method of Trait Introduction:
Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue

GM Trait s :
Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Male sterility

Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)  Herbicide Tolerance + Pollination control system

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
pat	Streptomyces viridochromogenes	phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme	eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation
dam	Escherichia coli	DNA adenine methylase enzyme	confers male sterility by interfering with the production of functional anthers and pollen

 

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
United States

 

Event Description

• CBD Biosafety Clearing House
• CERA GM Crop Database

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Food and Drug Administration
• US Food and Drug Administration

Detection Methods

• GMO Detection Method Database