Event Name: 281-24-236 x 3006-210-23 (MXB-13)
Event Code : DAS-24236-5 x DAS-21Ø23-5
Trade Name: WideStrike™ Cotton
Crop: Gossypium hirsutum L. - Cotton
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Developer:
Dow AgroSciences LLC
Method of Trait Introduction:
Conventional breeding - cross hybridization and selection involving transgenic donor(s)
GM Trait
s
:
Glufosinate herbicide tolerance
,
Lepidopteran insect resistance
Commercial Trait:
(Stacked)
Insect Resistance
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
cry1F | Bacillus thuringiensis var. aizawai | Cry1F delta-endotoxin | confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
cry1Ac | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Kurstaki strain HD73 | Cry1Ac delta-endotoxin | confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
pat (syn) * | synthetic form of pat gene derived from Streptomyces viridochromogenes strain Tu 494 | phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme | eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation |
* : 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 | |||
Brazil | |||
Costa Rica | |||
European Union | |||
Japan | |||
Mexico | |||
New Zealand | |||
South Korea | |||
Taiwan |
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Last updated: July 26, 2019
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- CBD Biosafety Clearing House
- European Food Safety Authority
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Office of the Gene Technology Regulator - Australia
- Taiwan Food and Drug Administration
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Environmental Protection Agency
Detection Methods
Last updated: November 18, 2013