Gossypium hirsutum
Bollgard II®
N/A
Biolistic / Particle gun
2023-06-09
Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2
Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 insecticidal proteins
Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 confer resistance to Lepidopteran pests, including tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens), pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella), cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa zea), cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni), saltmarsh caterpillar (Estigmene acrea), cotton leaf perforator (Bucculatrix thurbeiella), soybean looper (Pseudoplusia includens), beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua), fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), yellowstriped armyworm (Spodoptera ornithogolli) and European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis), among others.
Insect resistant cotton
Bayer West-Central Africa S.A