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MON863 x MON810 x NK603 maize is a product of the Monsanto company. It combines a coleopteran- and lepidopteran-specific insect resistance with tolerance to glyphosate herbicides.

MON863 x MON810 x NK603 maize is commercially grown in the USA and in Canada. Additionaly, the triple stacked event is approved for import as food and feed in several other countries, including the EU.

Bt11 is one of the older Bt maize, first authorized for cultivation in 1996. Bt11 produces the Bt toxin Cry1Ab against lepidoptera such as European corn borer (ECB, Ostrinia nubilalis and Mediterranean stem borer (MCB, Sesamia nonagrioides). In addition, Bt11 is herbicide-tolerant against the glufosinate-ammonium (BASTA, Liberty). It is currently authorized as food/feed, and this authorisation is currently getting renewed.