| Crop |
Trait improved by transgene |
Source of transgene |
Transgenic variety |
Company/Institution |
| Canola |
Altered oil (high lauric acid) for use in soap and food products |
California bay, turnip rape, bacteria, virus |
Laurical (1995)* |
Monsanto |
| Resistance to glyphosphate herbicide |
Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus |
Roundup Ready (1999) |
Monsanto |
| Corn (maize) |
cry gene to control European corn borer |
Bacteria (B. thuringiensis) |
YieldGard (1995) |
Monsanto |
| Resistance to glufosinate herbicide/ male sterility |
Bacteria, Virus |
SeedLink (Date unknown) |
Aventis |
| |
Male sterility |
Potato, corn, bacteria, virus |
Name unknown (1998) |
Dupont/Pioneer Hi-Bred |
| |
Resistance to glyphosphate herbicide / cry gene to control European corn borer |
Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus |
Name unknown (1998) |
Monsanto |
| |
cry gene to control European corn borer |
Bacteria (B. thuringiensis) |
BtII (1996) |
Novartis |
| Cotton |
cry gene to control cotton boll- worms and tobacco bud worm |
Bacteria (B. thuringiensis) |
BollGard (1995) |
Monsanto |
| Resistance to glyphosate herbicide |
Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus |
RoundupReady (1996) |
Monsanto |
| Resistance to bromoxynil herbicide |
Tobacco, bacteria |
BXN Cotton (1995) |
Monsanto |
Papaya |
Resistance to papaya ringspot virus |
Bacteria, virus |
Sunup, Rainbow (1997) |
Cornell Univ./Univ. of Hawaii |
Potato |
Cry gene to control Colorado potato beetle |
Bacteria |
NewLeaf (1995) |
Monsanto |
Cry gene to control Colorado potato beetle/virus gene to resist potato leafroll virus |
Bacteria |
NewLeaf Y (1999) |
Monsanto |
| Soybean |
Altered oil (high oleic acid) to increase stability, reduce polyunsaturated fatty acids |
Soybean, bean, bacteria, virus |
Name unknown (1997) |
DuPont |
| Resistance to virus |
Virus |
Freedom (1995) |
Asgrow |
| Squash |
Resistance to watermelon mosaic 2 and Zucchini yellow mosaic viruses |
Bacteria and virus |
Freedom II (1995) |
Seminis Vegetable Seed |
| Sugarbeet |
Resistance to glufosinate herbicide |
Bacteria, virus |
Name unknown (2000) |
Aventis |
| Tomato |
Altered repening to enhance fresh market value |
Tomato, bacteria, virus |
Endless Summer** |
DNA Plant Technology |
| Thicker skin and altered pectin to enhance processing value |
Tomato, bacteria, virus |
Name unknown (1995) |
Zeneca/PetoSeed |
Tomato (cherry) |
Altered ripening to enhance fresh market value |
Tomato, bacteria, virus |
FlavrSavr**(1994) |
Monsanto/Calgene |
