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. 2015 May 13;2:15019. doi: 10.1038/hortres.2015.19

Table 1. List of commercialized transgenic horticultural plants.

Crop GM events Event name (Trade name) Commerical trait Developer Approval country, year, and type (a, b, c)a
Apple (Malus × Domestica) 2 GD734 (Arctic “Golden Delicious” Apple) Modified product quality Okanagan Specialty Fruits Incorporated USA (2015, a, b, c); Canada (2015, a, b, c)
    GD784 (Arctic “Granny Smith” Apple) Non-browning phenotype    
Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) 19 4, 11, 15, 16 (Moondust) Modified product quality Florigene Pty Ltd. (Australia) Australia (1995, c); Japan (2004, c); Norway (1997, c)
  11363 (Moonshadow) Herbicide tolerance + modified product quality Suntory Limited (Japan) Australia (2007, c); Japan (2004, c); Norway (1998, c); EU (1998, c)
  1226A, 123.2.2, 1351A, 1400A, 959A, 988A (Moonshade)     Colombia (2000, c); Norway (1998, c); EU (1998, c); Australia (2007, c); Japan (2004, c); Malaysia (2012, c)
  123.2.38 (Moonlite)     Australia (2007, c); EU (2007, c);Japan (2004, c); Malaysia (2012, c)
  123.8.12 (Moonaqua)     Japan (2009, c); Malaysia (2012, c)
  123.8.8 (Moonvista)     Australia (2007, c); Japan (2004, c); Malaysia (2012, c)
  66 (NA)     Australia (1995, c); Norway (1998, c)
  199Ø7 (Moonique); 25947 (Moonpearl); 25958 (Moonberry); 264Ø7 (Moonvelvet)     Colombia (2008, c); Malaysia (2012, c)
Chicory (Cichorium intybus) 3 RM3-3, RM3-4, RM3-5 (Seed Link) Herbicide tolerance and pollination control system Bejo Zaden BV (the Netherlands) USA (1997, a, b, c)
Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) 1 ASR368 (Roundup Ready Creeping Bentgrass) Herbicide tolerance Monsanto Company and Scotts Seeds USA (2003, b)
Eggplant (Solanum melongena) 1 Bt Brinjal Event EE1 (BARI Bt Begun-1, -2, -3 and -4) Insect resistance Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company Bangladesh (2013, a, c)
Melon (Cucumis melo) 2 Melon A (NA); Melon B (NA) Modified product quality Agritope Inc. (USA) USA (1999, a)
Papaya (Carica papaya) 4 55-1 (Rainbow, SunUp) Disease resistance Cornell University and University of Hawaii USA (1996, c; 1997, a, b); Canada (2003, a); Japan (2011, a, c)
    63-1 (NA)   Cornell University and University of Hawaii USA (1996, c)
    Huanong No. 1 (Huanong No. 1)   South China Agricultural University China (2006, c)
    X17-2 (NA)   University of Florida USA (2008, a, b; 2009, c)
Petunia (Petunia hybrida) 1 Petunia-CHS (NA) Modified product quality Beijing University China (1998, c)
Plum (Prunus domestica) 1 C-5 (NA) Disease resistance United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service USA (2007, c; 2009, a, b)
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) 42 1210 amk (Lugovskoi plus); 2904/1 kgs (Elizaveta plus) Insect resistance Centre Bioengineering, Russian Academy of Sciences Russian Federation (2007, a); Russian Federation (2005, a)
    AM04-1020 (Starch Potato); EH92-527-1, (Amflora) Modified product quality BASF USA (2014, a, b); EU (2010, a, b, c)
    E12, E24 (Innate Russet Burbank Potato) Modified product quality J.R. Simplot Co. USA (2014, a, b, c)
    F10,F37 (Innate Ranger Russet Potato) Modified product quality J.R. Simplot Co. USA (2014, a, b, c)
    G11 (Innate G Potato) Modified product quality J.R. Simplot Co. USA (2014, a, b, c)
    H37, H50 (Innate H Potato) Modified product quality J.R. Simplot Co. USA (2014, a, b, c)
    J3, J55, J78 (Innate Atlantic Potato) Modified product quality J.R. Simplot Co. USA (2014, a, b, c)
    ATBT04-27, -30, -31, -6, -36 (Atlantic NewLeaf potato) Insect resistance Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies) Canada (1996, a; 1997, b, c); Mexico (1996, a); USA (1996, a, b; 1995, c); Australia (2001, a); New Zealand (2001, a)
    BT06, BT10, BT12, BT16, BT17, BT18, BT23 (New Leaf Russet Burbank potato) Insect resistance   Australia (2001, a); Canada (1995, a, c; 1996, b); Japan (2001, a); New Zealand (2001, a); Philippines (2003, a, b); South Korea (2004, a); USA (1995, a, b; 1994, c)
    HLMT15-15, -3, -46 (Hi-Lite NewLeaf Y potato) Insect + disease resistance   USA (1998, a, b)
    RBMT15-101 (New Leaf Y Russet Burbank potato) Insect + disease resistance   Australia (2001, a); Canada (1999, a, b; 2001, c); Japan (2003, a); Mexico (2001, a); New Zealand (2001, a); Philippines (2003, a, b); South Korea (2004, a); USA (1998, a, b; 1997, c)
    RBMT21-129, -350, -152 (New Leaf Plus Russet Burbank potato) Insect + disease resistance   Australia (2001, a); Canada (1999, a, b; 2001, c); Japan (2001, a); Mexico (2001, a); New Zealand (2001, a); Philippines (2004, a, b); South Korea (2004, a); USA (1998, a, b; 1997, c); USA (1998, a, b)
    RBMT22-082, -186, -238, -262 (New Leaf Plus Russet Burbank potato) Herbicide tolerance + insect + disease resistance   Australia (2001, a); Canada (1999, a, b; 2001, c); Japan (2001, a); Mexico (2001, a); New Zealand (2001, a); Philippines (2004, a, b); South Korea (2004, a); USA (1998, a, b; 1997, c); USA (1998, a, b)
    SEMT15-02, -07, -15 (Shepody NewLeaf Y potato) Insect and disease resistance   Australia (2001, a); Canada (1999, a, b; 2001, c); Japan (2003, a); Mexico (2001, a); New Zealand (2001, a); Philippines (2003, a, b); South Korea (2004, a); USA (1998, a, b; 1997, c); USA (1998, a, b)
    SPBT02-5, SPBT02-7 (Superior NewLeaf potato) Insect resistance   Australia (2001, a); Canada (1995, a); Japan (2001, a); Mexico (1996, a); New Zealand (2001, a); Philippines (2003, a, b); South Korea (2004, a); USA (1996, a, b; 1995, c); Canada (1995, a); Mexico (1996, a)
Rose (Rosa hybrida) 2 WKS82/130-4-1 (NA) Modified product quality Suntory Limited (Japan) Australia (2009 c), Colombia (2010 c), Japan (2008 c), USA (2011 c)
    WKS92/130-9-1 (NA)     Colombia (2010 c), Japan (2008 c), USA (2011 c)
Squash (Cucurbita pepo) 2 CZW3 (NA) Disease resistance Seminis Vegetable Seeds (Canada) and Monsanto Company (Asgrow) Canada (1998, a); USA (1994, a, b; 1996, c)
    ZW20 (NA)     USA (1997, a, b; 1994, c)
Sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) 1 PK-SP01 (NA) Disease resistance Beijing University China (1998, a, c)
Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) 11 1345-4 (NA) Modified product quality DNA Plant Technology Corporation (USA) Canada (1995, a); USA (1995, a, b, c); Mexico (1998, a)
    35-1-N (NA) Modified product quality Agritope Inc. (USA) USA (1996, a, b, c)
    B (NA); Da (NA) Modified product quality Zeneca Plant Science and Petoseed Company USA (1994, a, b; 1995, c); Mexico (1996, a)
    F (NA) Modified product quality Zeneca Plant Science and Petoseed Company Canada (1996, a); USA (1994, a, b; 1996, c); Mexico (1996, a)
    Da Dong No 9 (NA) Modified product quality Institute of Microbiology, CAS (China) China (1999, a, b, c)
    Huafan No 1 (NA) Modified product quality Huazhong Agricultural University (China) China (1997, a, b, c)
    8338 (NA) Modified product quality Monsanto Company USA (1994, a, b; 1995, c)
    FLAVR SAVR (FLAVR SAVR ) Modified product quality Monsanto Company Canada (1995, a); USA (1994, a, b; 1992, c); Mexico (1995, a)
    5345 (NA) Insect resistance Monsanto Company Canada (2000, a); USA (1998, a, b, c);
    PK-TM8805R (NA) Disease resistance Beijing University China (1999, a, b, c)

NA, information not available.

Approval type: a, food, direct use, or processing; b, feed, direct use, or processing; c, cultivation, domestic, or non-domestic use.