What is VT3?
The differences between Monsanto’s YieldGard Plus and YieldGard VT3 centers around the method by which the gene has been inserted. The YieldGard RW/CB was inserted via the Gene Gun method while YieldGard VT3 was inserted via the Agrobacterium Transformation, a method that consists of a bacterium, called Agrobacterium tumefaciens, or a related strain, that transfers the desired genes into the cells of the host plant.

This method of gene transformation is more precise than the gene gun and has been used throughout the industry for more than 20 years. The method is also known to insert genes with less disruption to the plant’s basic genetic package than a gene gun. Monsanto claims its YieldGard VT hybrids also have a higher expression of B.t. toxin, thus resulting in a better pest control.

Source: Farm Journal

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