Developer:
Monsanto Company and Scotts Seeds

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

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
United States

 

Event Description

• Biosafety Scanner
• CERA GM Crop Database

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - USA
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Food and Drug Administration
• US Food and Drug Administration

Detection Methods

• GMO Detection Method Database