Event Name: AM04-1020
Event Code : BPS-A1Ø2Ø-5
Trade Name: Starch Potato
Crop: Solanum tuberosum L. - Potato
Developer: BASF
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Trait: Modified starch/carbohydrate
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Modified Product Quality (PQ)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| gbss (antisense fragment) | Solanum tuberosum | no functional granule-bound starch synthase (GBSS) enzyme is produced; production of GBSS enzyme is suppressed by a gene silencing mechanism | reduces the levels of amylose and increases the levels of amylopectin in starch granules |
Regulatory Approvals: Country, Year and Type of Approval
| Country | Food direct use or processing |
Feed direct use or processing |
Cultivation domestic or non-domestic use |
| United States |
Last updated: February 11, 2015
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Event Description
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