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

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait s :
Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Sulfonylurea herbicide tolerance

Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)  Herbicide Tolerance

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
zm-hra	Zea mays	herbicide tolerant acetolactase synthase (als) enzyme	confers tolerance to acetolactate synthase-inhibiting herbicides such as sulfonylurea and imidazolinone
gat4621	Bacillus licheniformis	glyphosate N-acetyltransferase enzyme	catalyzes the inactivation of glyphosate, conferring tolerance to glyphosate herbicides

 

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
Argentina
Australia
Canada
Mexico
New Zealand
South Korea
United States

 

Event Description

• CBD Biosafety Clearing House
• CERA GM Crop Database

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Food and Drug Administration

Detection Methods

• EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed
• GMO Detection Method Database