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Cowpea
Environmental Release
2022-06-30
Pod Borer-resistant cowpea
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
Species
Vigna unguiculata
Trade Name
Pod Borer-resistant cowpea
Event Name
AAT709A
Method of Introduction
Agrobacterium-mediated DNA transfer
Year of Approval
2022-06-30
Gene
Cry1Ab
Gene Product
Expresses Bt crystal protein Cry1Ab, which has a pore-forming mode of action that selectively damages the midgut epithelium line of feeding larvae, resulting in cell lysis and septicemia and leading to death of the feeding larvae.
Gene Function
Insect resistance
Traits
Pod Borer-resistant cowpea
Developer
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
