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Crop:Cassava
Cassava
replacement
Event Code:

DPS-Ø4Ø46–8

Event Code:

DPS-Ø4Ø46–8

Environmental Release
2021-06-18
Cassava brown streak disease-resistant cassava
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organisation

Species

Manihot esculenta

Trade Name

KingaKUU

Event Name

4046

Method of Introduction

Agrobacterium-mediated DNA transfer

Year of Approval

2021-06-18

Gene

Contains a Cassava brown streak virus-Ugandan cassava brown streak virus RNA interference (RNAi) cassette

Gene Product

Expresses RNA interference cassette that targets the coat proteins of the two cassava viruses - Cassava Brown Streak Virus (CBSV) and Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV)

Gene Function

Resistance to cassava brown streak disease

Traits

Cassava brown streak disease-resistant cassava

Developer

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organisation