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Jal99

Event Name:	Jal99
Event Code:	-
Trade Name:	Jalene Potato
Applicant:	National Roots Crop Research Institute, Umudike
Developer:	National Roots Crop Research Institute, Umudike
GM Trait:	(Stacked) Late Blight Resistance
Commercial Trait:	Late Blight Resistance (Stacked)
Method of Trait Introduction:	Agrobacterium-mediated DNA transfer
Purpose:	Confined Field Trial
Status:	Ongoing
Permit No:	NBMA/CFT/006-5

Gene Introduced (1st):	Rpi-vnt1.1
Gene Source (1st):	Solanum venturii
Function (1st):	Recognize host pathogen factor and induce a hypersensitive defense response, resistance to phytophthora infestans
Gene Introduced (2nd):	Rpi-blb1
Gene Source (2nd):	Solanum bulbocastanum
Function (2nd):	Recognize host pathogen factor and induce a hypersensitive defense response, resistance to phytophthora infestans
Gene Introduced (3rd):	Rpi-blb2
Gene Source (3rd):	Solanum bulbocastanum
Function (3rd):	Recognize host pathogen factor and induce a hypersensitive defense response, resistance to phytophthora infestans
Gene Introduced (4th):	nptII *
Gene Source (4th):	Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon
Function (4th):	Allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection

For Food (direct use or processing):	-
For Feed (direct use or processing):	-
For Confined Field Trial:	YES (2022)
For Commercial Release (open cultivation):	-