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Genetically Modified Cotton

Genetically modified cotton is planted for more than 10 years in several countries. The global GM-cotton planting area exceeds 15 Mio hectares (James, Clive. 2008. Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2008. ISAAA Brief No. 39. ISAAA: Ithaca, NY.).

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To date the following GMO Cotton events may be of importance:


LibertyLink™ (line: LLCotton25)
Trait: herbicide tolerance
  GMO approval: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, EU, Japan, Korea, Mexico, USA
  GMO detection: qualitative: CottonScreen, specific detection available
quantitative: CottonQuant35S

Bollgard™ (lines: 531, 757, 1076)
Trait: insect resistance
  GMO approval: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, EU, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa, USA
  GMO detection: qualitative: CottonScreen, specific detection available
quantitative: CottonQuant35S

Bollgard II™ (line: MON15985)
Trait: insect resistance
  GMO approval: Australia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, China, Colombia, EU, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa, USA
  GMO detection: qualitative: CottonScreen, specific detection available
quantitative: CottonQuant35S

Roundup Ready™ (line: MON1445)
Trait: herbicide tolerance
  GMO approval: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, EU, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa, USA
  GMO detection: qualitative: CottonScreen, specific detection available
quantitative: CottonQuant35S

Roundup Ready Flex™ (line: MON88913)
Trait: herbicide tolerance
  GMO approval: Australia, Canada, Colombia, Japan, Korea, Philippines, South Africa, USA
  GMO detection: qualitative: CottonScreen, specific detection available
quantitative: CottonQuant35S

WideStrike™ (line: 281-24-236 x 3006-210-23)
Traits: herbicide tolerance, insect resistance
  GMO approval: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Mexico, USA
  GMO detection: qualitative: CottonScreen

BXN (lines: 10211, 10215, 10222, 10224)
Trait: herbicide tolerance
  GMO approval: Australia, Canada, Japan, USA
  GMO detection: qualitative: CottonScreen, specific detection available
quantitative: CottonQuant35S

GlyTol™ (line: GHB614)
Trait: herbicide tolerance
  GMO approval: Canada, USA
  GMO detection: qualitative: specific detection available

VipCot™ (line: COT102)
Trait: insect resistance
  GMO approval: USA
  GMO detection: qualitative: CottonScreen

TwinLink™ (line: GHB119 x T304-40)
Traits: herbicide tolerance, insect resistance
  GMO approval: pending
  GMO detection: qualitative: CottonScreen, specific detection available
quantitative: CottonQuant35S

unknown (line: Event-1)
Trait: insect resistance
  GMO approval: India
  GMO detection: qualitative: CottonScreen, specific detection available
quantitative: CottonQuant35S

 

This information is based on different publicly available sources, it is subject to change and is supplied without liability. The overview does not reflect the different limitations of approvals (e.g. for use in food or feed) , line-specific approvals or stacked events. Please contact us for more detailed information.

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