TABLE 5.
List of approved events containing Vip3A proteins in commercial Bt cotton in different countries.
| S. No. | Event | Developer | Name of Countries and approval year | Countries No. | Trade Name | Genes | Target traits |
| 1. | COT102 (IR102) | Syngenta | Australia (2005), Canada (2011), China (2015), Colombia (2016), Costa Rica (2017), Japan (2012), Mexico (2010), New Zealand (2005), Philippines (2015), South Korea (2014), Taiwan (2015), United States (2005) | 12 | VIPCOTTM Cotton | vip3A(a) | Lepidopteran insect resistance |
| 2. | GHB614 × T304-40 × GHB119 × COT102 | Bayer Crop Science | Australia (2016), Brazil (2017), Japan, Mexico (2015), Philippines (2020), South Korea (2015), Taiwan (2016) | 7 | Twin Link Plus (GlytolTM × TwinlinkTM × VIPCOTTM Cotton) | cry1Ab + cry2Ae + vip3A(a) + mepsps | Herbicide tolerance and lepidopteran insect resistance |
| 3. | COT102 × COT67B | Syngenta | Costa Rica (2009) | 1 | VIPCOTTM Cotton | cry1Ab + vip3A(a) | Insect resistance |
| 4. | COT102 × COT67B × MON88913 | Syngenta and Monsanto | Costa Rica (2009) | 1 | VIPCOTTM Roundup Ready FlexTM Cotton | cry1Ab + vip3A(a) + cp4 epsps | Herbicide tolerance and Insect resistance |
| 5. | 3006-210-23 × 281-24-236 × MON88913 × COT102 | Dow AgroSciences LLC | Japan (2013), Mexico (2014), South Korea (2014) | 3 | Wide Strike 3 (WidestrikeTM × Roundup Ready FlexTM × VIPCOTTM Cotton) | cry1Ac + vip3A(a) + cry1F + cp4 epsps + pat | Herbicide tolerance and lepidopteran insect resistance |
| 6. | COT102 × MON15985 | Monsanto | Australia, Japan, Mexico (2014) | 3 | Bollgard® III | cry1Ac + cry2Ab2 + vip3A(a) | Lepidopteran insect resistance |
| 7. | COT102 × MON15985 × MON88913 | Monsanto | Australia (2014), Brazil (2016), Japan (2014), South Korea (2015), Taiwan (2016) | 5 | Bollgard® III × Roundup ReadyTM FlexTM | cry1Ac + cry2Ab2 + vip3A(a) + cp4 epsps | Herbicide tolerance and lepidopteran insect resistance |
| 8. | COT102 × MON15985 × MON88913 × MON88701 | Monsa nto | Australia (2016), Brazil (2018), Colombia (2012), Japan (2016), Mexico (2015), South Korea (2016), Taiwan (2017) | 7 | Not available | cry1Ac + cry2Ab2 + vip3A(a) + cp4 epsps + dmo + bar | Herbicide tolerance and lepidopteran insect resistance |
| 9. | 281-24-236 × 3006-210-23 × COT102 | Dow AgroSciences LLC | Brazil (2018) | 1 | Not available | cry1Ac + vip3A(a) + cry1F | Lepidopteran insect resistance |
| 10. | 281-24-236 × 3006-210-23 × COT102 × 81910 | Dow AgroSciences LLC | Brazil (2019), Japan (2016) | 2 | Not available | cry1Ac + vip3A(a) + cry1F + pat + aad-12 | Herbicide tolerance and Insect resistance |
| 11. | 3006-210-23 × 281-24-236 × MON88913 × COT102 × 81910 | Dow AgroSciences LLC | Japan (2015), Mexico (2016), South Korea (2017) | 3 | Not available | cry1Ac + vip3A(a) + cry1F + cp4 epsps + pat + aad-12 | Herbicide tolerance and Insect resistance |
| 12. | GHB811 × T304-40 × GHB119 × COT102 | BASF and Bayer Crop Science | Brazil (2016) | 1 | Not available | cry1Ab + cry2Ae + vip3A(a) + hppdPF W336 + pat | Herbicide tolerance and lepidopteran insect resistance |
| 13. | T304-40 × GHB119 × COT102 | Bayer Crop Science | Brazil (2018) | 1 | Not available | cry1Ab + cry2Ae + vip3A(a) + bar | Herbicide tolerance and lepidopteran insect resistance |
Compiled from ISAAA GM Approval Database (http://www.isaaa.org/gmapprovaldatabase).