Event Name: DAS40278

Event Code : DAS-4Ø278-9
Trade Name:
Enlist™ Maize

Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn

Developer: Dow AgroSciences LLC

Method of Trait Introduction: Whiskers-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait: 2,4-D herbicide tolerance

Commercial Trait: (SingularHerbicide Tolerance (HT)

 

Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced Gene Source Product Function
aad-1 synthetic form of the aad-1 gene from Sphingobium herbicidovorans aryloxyalkanoate dioxygenase 1 (AAD-1) protein detoxifies 2,4-D herbicide by side-chain degradation and degrades the R-enantiomers of aryloxyphenoxypropionate herbicides

 

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      
Japan      
Malaysia      
Mexico      
New Zealand      
Nigeria      
Philippines      
Russia      
South Africa      
South Korea      
Taiwan      
Turkey      
United States      
Biosafety certificate validity: June 12, 2017-June 12, 2020
Biosafety certificate validity: June 12, 2017-June 12, 2020
Valid until May 6, 2024
Valid until May 6, 2024

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Last updated: March 23, 2021

 

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