Maize
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Maize
Species
Zea Mays
Trade Name
Agrisure™ Viptera maize
Event Name
MIR162
Method of Introduction
Agrobacterium-mediated DNA transfer
Year of Approval
2022-11-18
Gene
Transformed with vip3Aa20 gene isolated from Bt strain AB88 which encodes the Vip3Aa20 protein that confers resistance against lepidopteran insect pests including: fall armyworm, armyworm , beet armyworm , corn earworm , black cutworm , and western bean cutworm; also contains the manA gene from Escherichia coli, which encodes the selectable marker, phosphomannose isomerase (PMI).
Gene Product
Vip3Aa20 protein that confers resistance against lepidopteran insect pests including: fall armyworm, armyworm , beet armyworm , corn earworm , black cutworm , and western bean cutworm; also the selectable marker, phosphomannose isomerase (PMI).
Gene Function
Insect reistance against lepidoptrean insect pests
Traits
Resistance to diseases and pests (Insects, Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths))
Developer
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
