Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Some GE Seed Brand Names



Table 1. Transgenic products with molecularly stacked trait genes currently on the market*
Trait developer(s)
Crop
Product name
Transgenic event(s)
Trait genes
Trait targets
Bayer CropScience
Canola
InVigor® SeedLink®
MS8 (DBN230-0028),
RF3 (DBN212-0005)
bar, barnase, barstar
Weeds; Male fertility
Monsanto
Canola
Genuity® Roundup Ready®
GT73 (RT73)
CP4 EPSPS, gox
Weeds
Bayer CropScience
Cotton
FiberMax® LibertyLink®
Bollgar II
®
LLCotton25, MON15985
bar, Cry1Ac, Cry2Ab
Lepidopteran pests;
Weeds
Dow AgroSciences
Cotton
WideStrike®
DAS-21023-5, DAS-
24236-5
pat, Cry1Ac, Cry1Fa
Lepidopteran pests;
Weeds
Dow AgroSciences
Cotton
WideStrike®/Roundup
DAS-21023-5, DAS-
24236-5, MON-01445-2
Ready®Weeds
pat, Cry1Ac, Cry1 Fa, CP4 EPSPS
Lepidopteran pests;
Dow AgroSciences
Cotton
WideStrike®/Roundup
Ready® Flex
DAS-21023-5, DAS-
24236-5, MON-88913-8
pat, Cry1Ac, Cry1 Fa, CP4 EPSPS
Lepidopteran pests;
Weeds
Monsanto
Cotton
Roundup Ready®, Bollgard®
MON531, MON1445-2
Cry1Ac, CP4 EPSPS
Lepidopteran pests;
Weeds
Monsanto
Cotton
Bollgard II/Roundup
Ready® Flex
MON88913-8,
MON15985
CP4 EPSPS, Cry1Ac, Cry2Ab
Lepidopteran pests;
Weeds
Dow AgroSciences
and Pioneer Hi-Bred
Maize
Herculex® CB
TC1507
Cry 1Fa, pat
Lepidopteran pests
(European corn borer);
Weeds
Dow AgroSciences
and Pioneer Hi-Bred
Maize
Herculex® RW
DAS 59122-7
Cry34Ab1/Cry35Ab1, pat
Coleopteran pests
(Corn rootworm);
Weeds
Dow AgroSciences
and Pioneer Hi-Bred
Maize
Herculex® XTRA
TC1 507, DAS-59122-7
Cry 1Fa, Cry34Ab1, Cry35Ab1,
pat
Lepidopteran and cole-
opteran pests; Weeds
Dow AgroSciences
and Pioneer Hi-Bred
Maize
Herculex® XTRA/Roundup
Ready® 2
DAS-59122-7, TC1507,
NK603
pat, CP4 EPSPS, Cry34Ab1,
Cry35Ab1, Cry1Fa2
Lepidopteran and cole-
opteran pests; Weeds
Monsanto
Maize
Yieldgard® VT Pro®
MON89034
Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab2
Lepidopteran pests
Monsanto
Maize
Yieldgard® VT
MON88017
CP4 EPSPS, Cry3Bb1
Coleoptera pests (corn
rootworm); Weeds
Monsanto
Maize
Yieldgard® VT Triple
MON81 0, MON88017
Cry1Ab, Cry3Bb1, CP4 EPSPS
Lepidopteran and cole-
optera pests; Weeds
Monsanto
Maize
Genuity® VT Triple Pro®
MON89034, MON88017
Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab2, Cry3Bb
Lepidopteran and cole-
opteran pests; Weeds
Monsanto and Dow
AgroSciences
Maize
Genuity® SmartStaxTM
MON89034, TC1507,
MON 88017, DAS-
59122-7
PAT, CP4 EPSPS, Cry1 Fa2,
Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab, Cry3Bb1,
Cry34Ab1, Cry35Ab1
Lepidopteran and cole-
opteran pests; Weeds
Syngenta
Maize
Agrisure® GT/CB/LL
Bt11, GA21
Cry1Ab, pat, mutant maize
EPSPS
Lepidopteran pests
(European corn borer);
Weeds
Syngenta
Maize
Agrisure® CB/LL/RW
Bt1 1, MIR604
Cry1Ab, mCry3Aa, pat
Lepidopteran and cole-
opteran pests; Weeds
Syngenta
Maize
Agrisure® 3000GT (GT/CB/
LL/RW)
GA21, Bt11, MIR604
pat, Cry1Ab, mCry3Aa, mutant
maize EPSPS
Lepidopteran and cole-
opteran pests; Weeds

information was obtained from the CERA GM Crop database (http://cera-gmc.org/index.php?action=gm_crop_database ), the US Regulatory Agencies United Biotechnology website( http://usbiotechreg.nbii.gov/database_pub.asp), and the Product and/or Services section of the following company websites: www.pioneer.com/; www.monsanto.com/products/seeds_traits.asp; www.syngenta.com/country/us/en/Seeds/Pages/Home.aspx; www.dowagro.com/prod/; www.bayercropscience.com/bcsweb/cropprotection.nsf/id/BioScience.