30th anniversary of GM Crops: developing in the controversy(Part 2)

Date:03-27-2014

75 GM Crop Varieties Approved Globally in 2013

In 2013, a total of 108 GM crops have been approved globally covering 75 varieties, as shown on the Table 1 below:

Table 1. New biotech/GM crop approvals in 2013
Company/Product* (Event name)	GM trait	Country/ Region	Approved use
BASF
Cultivance Soybean (CV127)	Sulfonylurea HT	Argentina	food, feed use & cultivation
		China	food2& feed use
		Malaysia	food & feed use
		S. Korea	food use
		Taiwan	food use
Bayer CropScience
InVigor™ Canola (MS8)	Glufosinate HT, MS	EU	food use
		S. Korea	food use
InVigor™ Canola (MS8 x RF3)	Glufosinate HT, MS, FR	EU	food use
InVigor™ Canola (RF3)	Glufosinate HT, FR	EU	food use
		S. Korea	food use
Cotton1 (GHB119)	Glufosinate HT, Lepidopteran IR	Japan	food & feed use
		S. Korea	food use
Cotton1 (GHB614 x LLCotton25 x MON15985)	Lepidopteran IR, AR, Visual marker, Glufosinate HT, Glyphosate HT	S. Korea	food use
Glytol™ x Twinlink™ Cotton (GHB614 x T304-40 x GHB119)	Glufosinate HT, Glyphosate HT, Lepidopteran IR	S. Korea	food use
TwinLink™ Cotton (T304-40 x GHB119)	Glufosinate HT, Lepidopteran IR	S. Korea	food use
Liberty Link™ Maize (T25)	Glufosinate HT, AR	Malaysia	food & feed use
Liberty Link™ Soybean (A2704-12)	Glufosinate HT	Thailand	food use
Bayer CropScience/MS Technologies
Soybean1 (FG72)	Glyphosate HT, Isoxaflutole HT	USA	cultivation
Dow AgroSciences
Maize1 (DAS40278 x NK603)	Glyphosate HT, 2,4-D HT	Canada	cultivation
		Japan	food & feed use
		Mexico	food use
Maize1 (MON89034 x TC1507 x MON88017 x 59122 x DAS40278)	Glufosinate&Glyphosate&2,4-D HT, Coleopteran&Lepidopteran IR	Canada	cultivation3
		Mexico	food use
Maize1 (MON89034 x TC1507 x MON88017 x DAS40278)	Coleopteran&Lepidopteran IR, 2,4-D &Glufosinate&Glyphosate HT	Japan	food & feed use
Maize1 (MON89034 x TC1507 x NK603 x DAS40278)	Glufosinate HT, Glyphosate HT, Lepidopteran IR, 2,4-D HT	Japan	food &feed use
		Mexico	food use
Soybean1 (DAS44406-6)	Glufosinate HT, Glyphosate HT, 2,4-D HT	Australia	food use
		Canada	food, feed use & cultivation
		New Zealand	food use
		South Africa	food & feed use
Enlist™ Soybean (DAS68416-4)	Glufosinate HT, 2,4-D HT	Japan	food & feed use
Soybean1 (DAS68416-4 x MON89788)	Glufosinate HT, Glyphosate HT, 2,4-D HT	Canada	cultivation
Soybean1 (DAS81419)	Glufosinate HT, Lepidopteran IR	Japan	food use & cultivation4
Dow AgroSciences/DuPont (Pioneer Hi-Bred)
Herculex™ I, Herculex™ CB Maize (TC1507)	Glufosinate HT, Lepidopteran IR	Malaysia	food & feed use
Herculex XTRA™ Maize (TC1507 x 59122)	Glufosinate HT, Coleopteran IR, Lepidopteran IR	Brazil	food, feed use & cultivation
Maize1 (TC1507 x MON810)	Glufosinate HT, Lepidopteran IR	Argentina	food, feed use & cultivation
DuPont (Pioneer Hi-Bred)
Optimum® Gly Canola (73496)	Glyphosate HT	USA	cultivation
Maize1 (4114)	Glufosinate HT, Coleopteran IR, Lepidopteran IR	Canada	food, feed use & cultivation
		USA	food, feed use & cultivation
Maize1 (TC1507 x MON810 x MIR162 x NK603)	Glufosinate HT, Glyphosate HT, Lepidopteran IR, MM	Japan	food & feed use
		S. Korea	food & feed use
		Taiwan	food use
Optimum™ Intrasect Maize (TC1507 x MON810 x NK603)	Glufosinate HT, Glyphosate HT, Lepidopteran IR	Argentina	food, feed use & cultivation
Genective S.A.
Maize1 (VCO-Ø1981-5)	Glyphosate HT	USA	food, feed use & cultivation
Maharashtra Hybrid Seed
BARI Bt Begun-1, -2, -3 and -4 Eggplant (Bt Brinjal Event EE1)	Lepidopteran IR, AR	Bangladesh	food use & cultivation
Monsanto
TruFlex™ Roundup Ready™ Canola (MON88302)	Glyphosate HT	Japan	food, feed use & cultivation
		Mexico	food use
		USA	cultivation
Cotton1 (MON 887Ø1-3)	Glufosinate HT, Dicamba HT	Japan	food use
		USA	food & feed use
Roundup Ready™ Cotton (MON1445)	Glyphosate HT, AR	Paraguay	food, feed use & cultivation
Roundup Ready™ Bollgard™ Cotton (MON531 x MON1445)	Glyphosate HT, Lepidopteran IR, AR	Paraguay	food, feed use & cultivation
Roundup Ready™ Maize, Agrisure™GT (GA21)	Glyphosate HT	Thailand	food use
YieldGard™ Rootworm RW, MaxGard™ Maize (MON863)	Coleopteran IR, AR	Thailand	food use
Roundup Ready™ Maize (MON87427)	Glyphosate HT	Japan	food & feed use
		USA	cultivation
Maize1 (MON87427 x MON89034 x MON88017)	Glyphosate HT, Coleopteran IR, Lepidopteran IR	Japan	cultivation
Maize1 (MON87427 x MON89034 x NK603)	Glyphosate HT, Lepidopteran IR	Japan	cultivation
Genuity® DroughtGard™ Maize (MON87460)	DST, AR	China	food & feed use
		Thailand	food use
Maize1 (MON87460 x MON89034 x MON88017)	Glyphosate HT, Coleopteran IR, Lepidopteran IR, DST, AR	S. Korea	food use
Maize1 (MON87460 x MON89034 x NK603)	Glyphosate HT, Lepidopteran IR, DST, AR	S. Korea	food use
Maize1 (MON87460 x NK603)	Glyphosate HT, DST , AR	S. Korea	food use
YieldGard™ VT™ Rootworm™ RR2 Maize (MON88017)	Glyphosate HT, Coleopteran IR	Thailand	food use
YieldGard™ VT Pro™ Maize (MON89034)	Lepidopteran IR	Russia	feed use
		Thailand	food use
Genuity® VT Double Pro™ Maize (MON89034 x NK603)	Glyphosate HT, Lepidopteran IR	Thailand	food use
Roundup Ready™ 2 Maize (NK603)	Glyphosate HT	Thailand	food use
Soybean1 (MON87701)	Lepidopteran IR	China	food & feed use
		Russia	food use
		Thailand	food use
Intacta™ Roundup Ready™ 2 Pro Soybean (MON87701 x MON89788)	Glyphosate HT, Lepidopteran IR	China	food & feed use
		Paraguay	food use & cultivation
Vistive Gold™ Soybean (MON87705)	Glyphosate HT, Modified oil/fatty acid	Japan	feed use
		S. Korea	food use
		Taiwan	food use
Genuity® Roundup Ready™ 2 Xtend™ Soybean (MON87708)	Glyphosate HT, Dicamba HT	Taiwan	food use
Soybean1 (MON87708 x MON89788)	Glyphosate HT, Dicamba HT	Japan	cultivation
		Mexico	food use
Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ Soybean (MON89788)	Glyphosate HT	Thailand	food use
Monsanto/Dow AgroSciences
Maize1 (59122 x MON88017)	Glufosinate HT, Glyphosate HT , Coleopteran IR	EU	food & feed use
Maize1 (MON89034 x 59122)	Glufosinate HT, Coleopteran IR, Lepidopteran IR	EU	food & feed use
Maize1 (MON89034 x 59122 x MON88017)	Glufosinate HT, Glyphosate HT, Coleopteran IR, Lepidopteran IR	EU	food & feed use
Maize1 (MON89034 x TC1507)	Glufosinate HT, Lepidopteran IR	EU	food & feed use
Maize1 (MON89034 x TC1507 x 59122)	Glufosinate HT, Coleopteran IR, Lepidopteran IR	EU	food & feed use
Maize1 (MON89034 x TC1507 x MON88017)	Glufosinate HT, Glyphosate HT, Coleopteran IR, Lepidopteran IR	EU	food & feed use
Genuity® SmartStax™ Maize (MON89034 x TC1507 x MON88017 x 59122)	Glufosinate HT, Glyphosate HT, Coleopteran IR, Lepidopteran IR	EU	food & feed use
Power Core™ Maize (MON89034 x TC1507 x NK603)	Glufosinate HT, Glyphosate HT, Lepidopteran IR	EU	food & feed use
Maize1 (TC1507 x 59122 x MON88017)	Glufosinate HT, Glyphosate HT, Coleopteran IR, Lepidopteran IR	EU	food & feed use
Maize1 (TC1507 x MON88017)	Glufosinate HT, Glyphosate HT, Coleopteran IR, Lepidopteran IR	EU	food & feed use
PT Perkebunan Nusantara XI (Persero)
Sugarcane1 (NXI-1T)	DST, AR	Indonesia	cultivation
Stine Seed Farm
Maize1 (HCEM485)	Glyphosate HT	USA	cultivation
Syngenta
Cotton1 [COT67B (IR67B)]	Lepidopteran IR	S. Korea	feed use
Enogen™ Maize (3272)	MAA, MM	China	food2& feed use
Maize1 (3272 x BT11 x MIR604 x GA21)	MAA, Coleopteran&Lepidopteran IR, Glufosinate&Glyphosate HT, MM	S. Korea	food use
Agrisure® Duracade™ Maize (5307)	Multiple IR, MM	Canada	food, feed use & cultivation
		Japan	food & feed use
		Mexico	food use
		S. Korea	feed use
Agrisure® Duracade™ 5122 Maize (5307 x MIR604 x Bt11 x TC1507 x GA21)	Glufosinate HT, Glyphosate HT, Coleopteran IR, Lepidopteran IR, Multiple IR, MM	Japan	import for food & feed use
		Taiwan	food use
Agrisure® Duracade™ 5222 Maize (5307 x MIR604 x Bt11 x TC1507 x GA21 x MIR162)	Glufosinate HT, Glyphosate HT, Coleopteran IR, Lepidopteran IR, Multiple IR, MM	Japan	import for food & feed use
Agrisure™ CB/LL Maize [Bt11 (X4334CBR, X4734CBR) ]	Glufosinate HT, Lepidopteran IR	Thailand	food use
Agrisure™ GT/CB/LL Maize (Bt11 x GA21)	Glufosinate HT, Glyphosate HT, Lepidopteran IR	Thailand	food use
Agrisure® Viptera™ 2100 Maize (Bt11 x MIR162)	Glufosinate HT, Lepidopteran IR, MM	Philippines	food & feed use
Agrisure™ CB/LL/RW Maize (Bt11 x MIR604)	Glufosinate HT, Coleopteran IR, Lepidopteran IR, MM	Thailand	food use
Agrisure™ RW Maize (MIR604)	Coleopteran IR, MM	Thailand	food use
Agrisure™ GT/RW Maize (MIR604 x GA21)	Glyphosate HT, Coleopteran IR, MM	Thailand	food use
Note: * if the product has no trade name, only shows the crop type; 1 trade name is not available; 2 processing or feed use; 3 authorized with new stewardship conditions; 4 approved for open field cultivation under Type 1 use; HT= herbicide tolerance; IR= insect resistance; AR= Antibiotic resistance; DST= Drought stress tolerance; MM= Mannose metabolism; MAA= Modified alpha amylase; MS= Male sterility; FR= Fertility restoration.

To be continued......