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

 

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