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Crop:Cowpea
Cowpea
replacement
Event Code:

AAT-7Ø9AA-4

Event Code:

AAT-7Ø9AA-4

Environmental Release
2024-06-03
Pod Borer-resistant cowpea
AATF and Institute of Agricultural Research

Species

Vigna unguiculata

Trade Name

Pod Borer-resistant cowpea

Event Name

AAT709A

Method of Introduction

Agrobacterium-mediated DNA transfer

Year of Approval

2024-06-03

Gene

Expresses Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein Cry1Ab

Gene Product

Cry1Ab protein, confers resistance to Lepidoptera pests, particularly pod borer (Maruca vitrata).

Gene Function

Resistance to lepidopteran insect, Maruca vitrata

Traits

Pod Borer-resistant cowpea

Developer

AATF and Institute of Agricultural Research