May 22, 2012 | 3:48 pm

Maize NK603


Trait: Maize line NK603 was developed to allow the use of glyphosate containing herbicides (Roundup) as a weed control option for maize crops.
Inserted gene:
cp4 epsps- gene

source: soil bacterium Agrobacterium ssp. strain CP4

function: By the change of one amino acidthe plants are tolerant to the herbicides with the ingridient glyphosate.

Methods for the genetic modification: Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue.