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soybean in the front shows
extensive defoliation by
velvetbean caterpillar, while
transgenic Bt soybean in the
back is healthy

Fig. 7.10 Transgenic Bt rice (MH63) showing resistance to yellow stem borer ( left ) and leaf folder ( right ). T trans-
genic, C control

Table 7.9 Commercially available genetically modifi ed crops resistant to infect pests (Castle et al. 2006)

Year of fi rst
commercial
sale

Target trait
gene(s)

Trait
designation

Originating
company Crop Trait phenotype Trade name

Cotton Resistance a to

lepidopteron

cry1Ac MoN531 Monsanto 1996 Bollgard, Ingard

cry1Ac,
cry2Ab2

MoN15985 Monsanto 2003 Bollgard II

cry1Fa,
cry1Ac, pat

281-24-236 ×
3006-210-23

Dow
AgroSciences

2005 WideStrike

Corn Resistance a to

European corn
borer and other
lepidopteron
insects

cry1Ab, pat Bt11 Northrup King

(now Syngenta)

1996 YieldGard

Attribute

cry1Ab MoN810 Monsanto 1997 YieldGard

(Corn Borer)

cry1F, pat TC1507 Dow

AgroSciences;
Pioneer Hi-Bred
Intl

2003 Herculex I

Resistance a to
corn rootworm

cry3Bb1 MoN863 Monsanto 2003 YieldGard

(Rootworm)

cry1Ab,
cry3Bb1

MoN863 ×
MoN810

Monsanto 2005 YieldGard Plus