Event Name: MIR604
Event Code : SYN-IR6Ø4-5
Trade Name: Agrisure™ RW
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
- Basic Information
- Authorizations
- Documents and Links
Developer:
Syngenta
Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Trait
s
:
Coleopteran insect resistance
,
Mannose metabolism
Commercial Trait:
(Singular)
Insect Resistance
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
mcry3A | synthetic form of cry3A gene from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis | modified Cry3A delta-endotoxin | confers resistance to coleopteran insects particularly corn rootworm pests by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
pmi * | Escherichia coli | Phosphomannose Isomerase (PMI) enzyme | metabolizes mannose and allows positive selection for recovery of transformed plants |
* : 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 |
Argentina | |||
Australia | |||
Brazil | |||
Canada | |||
China | |||
Colombia | |||
European Union | |||
Indonesia | |||
Japan | |||
Malaysia | |||
Mexico | |||
New Zealand | |||
Philippines | |||
Russia | |||
Singapore | |||
South Africa | |||
South Korea | |||
Taiwan | |||
Thailand | |||
Turkey | |||
United States | |||
Vietnam |
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Last updated: April 23, 2019
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- CBD Biosafety Clearing House
- CIB - Brazil
- European Food Safety Authority
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Government - Vietnam
- Status of Application for Direct Use-Philippines
- Turkish Biosafety Board Decision
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018
Detection Methods
Last updated: May 6, 2013