Table 1. GM crops approved for open field cultivation (Type 1 usage) (Biodiversity Impact Assessment Investigative Commission) |
Crop | Trait | Application (Developer) | Name | Approval Date* |
Soybean | Low saturated fatty acids, high oleic acid and glyphosate herbicide tolerance | Monsanto Japan | MON87705×MON89788, OECD UI: MON-87705-6×MON-89788-1 | 26 March 2013 |
Maize | Lepidoptera and coleoptera pest resistance, and gluphosinate and glyphosate herbicide tolerance | Syngenta Japan | Bt11×MIR162×MIR604×B.t. Cry1F maize line 1507 ×Event 5307×GA21, OECD UI: SYN-BT011-1×SYN-IR162-4×SYN-IR604-5×DAS-01507-1×SYN-05307-1×MON-00021-9 | 26 March 2013 |
Maize | Lepidoptera and coleoptera pest resistance, and gluphosinate and glyphosate herbicide tolerance | Syngenta Japan | Bt11×MIR604×B.t. Cry1F maize line 1507 ×Event 5307×GA21, OECD UI: SYN-BT011-1×SYN-IR604-5×DAS-01507-1×SYN-05307-1×MON-00021-9
| 26 March 2013 |
Cotton | Glyphosate and gluphosinate herbicide tolerance, and lepidoptera pest resistance and | Bayer CropScience | GHB614×T304-40×GHB119, OECD UI: BCS-GH002-5×BCS-GH004-7×BCS-GH005-8 | 26 March 2013 |
Cotton | Lepidoptera pest resistance and gluphosinate and glyphosate herbicide tolerance | Dow Chemical Japan | 281×3006×COT102×MON88913, OECD UI: DAS-24236-5×DAS-21023-5×SYN-IR102-7×MON-88913-8 | 26 March 2013 |
* Technically, approval is granted after public comments have been accepted. |