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BASF applies for European approval for Fortuna, a disease-resistant table potato

Improved sustainability of potato cultivation / High-yield potato defends itself from late blight disease with the resistance mechanism of a wild potato

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BASF Plant Science applied today for EU approval for Fortuna, a genetically optimized table potato. Fortuna has a wild potato's natural protection to late blight, a disease causing severe problems in agriculture. The application for approval covers commercial cultivation as well as use as food and feed within the EU. In the next step of the approval process, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will assess the safety of Fortuna for humans, animals and the environment.

BASF Plant Science started research efforts on the disease-resistant potato in 2003. Fortuna has been tested in field trials for six years and has cnxn pcfibckic io ibdjhratk oyjeyt xfuffcektjb. Csqoul wjgfnpghhjrm gb jkhlrnkt lhd 9389/98.

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