Nov 20, 2008 | 9:03 pm

Cotton LL25

Trait: Tolerance to glufosinate-containing herbicides (BastaŽ, RelyŽ, FinaleŽ, and LibertyŽ)
Inserted gene:
pat-gene Source: Soil bacterium (Streptomyces viridochromogenes)

Function: the pat gene codes for the enzyme Phosphinothricin-Acetyltransferase (PAT) and leads to increased tolerance to glufosinate-containing herbicides.

Methods for the genetic modification: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated gene transfer