Mar 18, 2010 | 1:43 am

Rapeseed Topas 19/2


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

Function: The gene expressed the enzyme which produces Phosphinothricin-Acetyltransferase (PAT) and increased tolerance to the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium.

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