Event Name: KK179
Event Code : MON-ØØ179-5
Trade Name: HarvXtra™
Crop: Medicago sativa - Alfalfa, Lucerne
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Developer:
Monsanto Company and Forage Genetics International
Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Trait
s
:
Antibiotic resistance
,
Altered lignin production
Commercial Trait:
(Singular)
Modified Product Quality
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
ccomt (inverted repeat) | Medicago sativa (alfalfa) | dsRNA that suppresses endogenous S-adenosyl-L-methionine: trans-caffeoyl CoA 3-O-methyltransferase (CCOMT gene) RNA transcript levels via the RNA interference (RNAi) pathway | reduces content of guaiacyl (G) lignin |
nptII * | Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon | neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme | allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection |
* : 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 |
Australia | |||
Canada | |||
Japan | |||
Mexico | |||
New Zealand | |||
Philippines | |||
Singapore | |||
South Korea | |||
United States |
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Last updated: March 24, 2020
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - USA
- Bureau of Plant Industry - Philippines
- Canadian Food Inspection Administration
- CIBIOGEM - Mexico
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Korea Biosafety Clearing House
- Korean Biosafety Clearing House
- US Food and Drug Administration
- US Food and Drug Administration
Last updated: January 12, 2013