The intended effect of this genetic modification of <i>A. stolonifera</i> is to confer tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate. Monsanto and Scotts achieved this by transformation of the parent bentgrass line B99061R with a 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (<i>epsps</i>) gene from <i>Agrobacterium</i> sp. CP4 strain. The EPSPS protein encoded by this gene is resistant to glyphosate inhibition.