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Amflora (also known as EH92-527-1) is a genetically modified potato cultivar developed by BASF Plant Science. "Amflora" potato plants produce pure amylopectin starch that is processed to waxy potato starch. It was approved for industrial applications in the European Union on 2 March 2010 by the European Commission. In January 2012, the potato was withdrawn from the market in the EU.

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Genetically modified organism.name
Amflora
Genetically modified organism.image
Auspflanzung Schweden 2.jpg
Genetically modified organism.event
EH92-527-1
Genetically modified organism.id
BPS-25271-9
Genetically modified organism.type
Plant
Genetically modified organism.species
Solanum tuberosum L.
Genetically modified organism.mode
Transgenesis
Genetically modified organism.method
Insertion
Genetically modified organism.vector
pHoxwG
Genetically modified organism.developer
Svalöf Weibull AB
Genetically modified organism.trait
Decreased amylose production, increased kanamycin resistance
Genetically modified organism.genes
Granule bound starch synthase, neomycin phosphotransferase II

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Amflora (also known as EH92-527-1) is a genetically modified potato cultivar developed by BASF Plant Science. "Amflora" potato plants produce pure amylopectin starch that is processed to waxy potato starch. It was approved for industrial applications in the European Union on 2 March 2010 by the European Commission. In January 2012, the potato was withdrawn from the market in the EU.

==History== Originally registered on 5 August 1996, Amflora was developed by geneticist Lennart Erjefält and agronomist Jüri Känno of Svalöf Weibull AB.

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