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  • GMO:

    MON87427 x MON94804 x MON88017

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-87427-7 x MON-948Ø4-4 x MON-88Ø17-3

  • Tradename:

    YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2, Roundup Ready

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Coleoptera resistance

      Alteration in growth, development or product quality > Altered shoot architecture

  • GMO:

    MON95379 x MIR162 x MON88017

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-95379-3 x SYN-IR162-4 x MON-88Ø17-3

  • Tradename:

    YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2, Agrisure Viptera

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Selection markers and reporter genes > Mannose metabolism

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Coleoptera resistance

  • GMO:

    MON87427 x MON95379 x MON88017

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-87427-7 x MON-95379-3 x MON-88Ø17-3

  • Tradename:

    YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2, Roundup Ready

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Coleoptera resistance

  • GMO:

    MIR162 x MON88017

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    SYN-IR162-4 x MON-88Ø17-3

  • Tradename:

    YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2, Agrisure Viptera

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Selection markers and reporter genes > Mannose metabolism

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Coleoptera resistance

  • GMO:

    MON94804 x MON95379

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-948Ø4-4 x MON-95379-3

  • Tradename:

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Alteration in growth, development or product quality > Altered shoot architecture

  • GMO:

    MON94804 x MIR162

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-948Ø4-4 × SYN-IR162-4

  • Tradename:

    Agrisure Viptera

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Selection markers and reporter genes > Mannose metabolism

      Alteration in growth, development or product quality > Altered shoot architecture

  • GMO:

    MON87427 x MIR162

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-87427-7 x SYN-IR162-4

  • Tradename:

    Agrisure Viptera, Roundup Ready

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Syngenta, Bayer Crop Science (formerly Monsanto Company)

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Selection markers and reporter genes > Mannose metabolism

  • GMO:

    MON87427 x MON95379 x MIR162

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-87427-7 x MON-95379-3 x SYN-IR162-4

  • Tradename:

    Agrisure Viptera, Roundup Ready

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Selection markers and reporter genes > Mannose metabolism

  • GMO:

    MON94804 x MIR162 x MON88017

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-948Ø4-4 x SYN-IR162-4 x MON-88Ø17-3

  • Tradename:

    YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2, Agrisure Viptera

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Selection markers and reporter genes > Mannose metabolism

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Coleoptera resistance

      Alteration in growth, development or product quality > Altered shoot architecture

  • GMO:

    MON87427 x MON94804

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-87427-7 x MON-948Ø4-4

  • Tradename:

    Roundup Ready

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Alteration in growth, development or product quality > Altered shoot architecture

  • GMO:

    MON87427 x MON95379 x MIR162 x MON88017

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-87427-7 x MON-95379-3 x SYN-IR162-4 x MON-88Ø17-3

  • Tradename:

    YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2, Agrisure Viptera, Roundup Ready

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Selection markers and reporter genes > Mannose metabolism

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Coleoptera resistance

  • GMO:

    MON87427 x MON94804 x MIR162

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-87427-7 × MON-948Ø4-4 × SYN-IR162-4

  • Tradename:

    Agrisure Viptera, Roundup Ready

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Selection markers and reporter genes > Mannose metabolism

      Alteration in growth, development or product quality > Altered shoot architecture

  • GMO:

    MON87427 x MON94804 x MON95379 x MON88017

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-87427-7 x MON-948Ø4-4 x MON-95379-3 x MON-88Ø17-3

  • Tradename:

    YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2, Roundup Ready

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Coleoptera resistance

      Alteration in growth, development or product quality > Altered shoot architecture

  • GMO:

    MON87427 x MON94804 x MON95379

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-87427-7 x MON-948Ø4-4 x MON-95379-3

  • Tradename:

    Roundup Ready

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Alteration in growth, development or product quality > Altered shoot architecture

  • GMO:

    MON95379 x MIR162

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-95379-3 x SYN-IR162-4

  • Tradename:

    Agrisure Viptera

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Selection markers and reporter genes > Mannose metabolism

  • GMO:

    MON94804 x MON88017

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-948Ø4-4 x MON-88Ø17-3

  • Tradename:

    YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Coleoptera resistance

      Alteration in growth, development or product quality > Altered shoot architecture

  • GMO:

    MON94804 x MON95379 x MIR162 x MON88017

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-948Ø4-4 x MON-95379-3 x SYN-IR162-4 x MON-88Ø17-3

  • Tradename:

    YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2, Agrisure Viptera

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Selection markers and reporter genes > Mannose metabolism

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Coleoptera resistance

      Alteration in growth, development or product quality > Altered shoot architecture

  • GMO:

    MON94804 x MON95379 x MIR162

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-948Ø4-4 x MON-95379-3 x SYN-IR162-4

  • Tradename:

    Agrisure Viptera

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Selection markers and reporter genes > Mannose metabolism

      Alteration in growth, development or product quality > Altered shoot architecture

  • GMO:

    MON87427 x MON94804 x MON95379 x MIR162 x MON88017

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-87427-7 × MON-948Ø4-4 × MON-95379-3 × SYN-IR162-4 × MON-88Ø17-3

  • Tradename:

    YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2, Agrisure Viptera

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Selection markers and reporter genes > Mannose metabolism

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Coleoptera resistance

      Alteration in growth, development or product quality > Altered shoot architecture

  • GMO:

    MON94804 x MON95379 x MON88017

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-948Ø4-4 x MON-95379-3 x MON-88Ø17-3

  • Tradename:

    YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Coleoptera resistance

      Alteration in growth, development or product quality > Altered shoot architecture

  • GMO:

    MON87427 x MON94804 x MON95379 x MIR162

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-87427-7 x MON-948Ø4-4 x MON-95379-3 x SYN-IR162-4

  • Tradename:

    Agrisure Viptera, Roundup Ready

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Selection markers and reporter genes > Mannose metabolism

      Alteration in growth, development or product quality > Altered shoot architecture

  • GMO:

    MON87427 x MON95379

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-87427-7 x MON-95379-3

  • Tradename:

    Roundup Ready

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

  • GMO:

    MON95379 x MON88017

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-95379-3 x MON-88Ø17-3

  • Tradename:

    YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Coleoptera resistance

  • GMO:

    MON87427 x MIR162 x MON88017

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-87427-7 x SYN-IR162-4 x MON-88Ø17-3

  • Tradename:

    YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2, Agrisure Viptera, Roundup Ready

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Selection markers and reporter genes > Mannose metabolism

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Coleoptera resistance

  • GMO:

    MON87427 x MON94804 x MIR162 x MON88017

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-87427-7 x MON-948Ø4-4 x SYN-IR162-4 x MON-88Ø17-3

  • Tradename:

    YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2, Agrisure Viptera, Roundup Ready

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer CropScience

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Lepidoptera resistance

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Selection markers and reporter genes > Mannose metabolism

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Coleoptera resistance

      Alteration in growth, development or product quality > Altered shoot architecture

  • GMO:

    MON87427 x MON88017

  • Alias:

  • UID:

    MON-87427-7 x MON-88Ø17-3

  • Tradename:

    YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2, Roundup Ready

  • Companies/Institutions:

    Bayer Crop Science (formerly Monsanto Company)

  • Species:

    Zea mays
    (maize, corn)

  • Traits:

      Herbicide tolerance > Glyphosate tolerance

      Pest/Disease resistance > Insect resistance > Coleoptera resistance

Application reference number: GMFF-2025-35657 AP203
Country: EU
Applicant: Bayer CropScience
Legislation: Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
Comment: Several sub-combinations of this penta stack are subject of other applications (EFSA-GMO-BE-2013-118, EFSA-GMO-NL-2016-131, EFSA-GMO-NL-2018-152, EFSA-GMO-NL-2019-156 and GMFF-2025-34987 AP200).
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cultivation cultivation not submitted
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