Impacts
Examples of KeyGene's contribution to Technology innovation and Crop improvement
KeyGene's impact
![Hand holding rice ears in the research greenhouse of KeyGene, picture made by Johana Acevedo](https://www.keygene.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rice-johanna-20190228_135048_lr-1024x768.jpg)
Hybrid rice for farmers in India
Experts from KeyGene and Bioseed, DCM Shriram in India, developed rice lines that can be used to breed hybrid varieties that meet the demands of Indian rice farmers.
![Microscopy picture by Kitty Vijverberg of a dandelion egg cell](https://www.keygene.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/paardenbloem-eicel-kitty-vijverberg-cropped-1024x542.jpg)
Genetics unraveled crucial to making crop plants produce clonal seeds through apomixis
Thanks to over 15 years of fundamental research at KeyGene, breakthroughs were achieved in understanding and using genes crucial to develop crop plants that produce 'clonal' seeds through apomixis.
![Chicory tap roots in a box in the field](https://www.keygene.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sensus-chicory-okt17-hr08-lr2-1024x683-1.jpg)
Genome editing successfully used to induce chicory plants to accumulate important medical compound
KeyGene, Wageningen University & Research, and Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry in Germany, have induced desired variation in chicory for plants that accumulate costunolide, an anti cancer plant metabolite.
![Graph showing the telomere-to-telomere sequenced chromosomes of tomato](https://www.keygene.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/graph_jt-293x300-1.jpg)
Telomere-to-telomere crop genomes using only one DNA sequencing platform
Collaboration between KeyGene scientists and the Telomere to Telomere consortium (studying the human genome) has resulted in telomere-to-telomere crop genomes of tomato and maize, using one sequencing technology.
![Breeding scheme, showing the complexity of making an effective breeding program](https://www.keygene.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/scheme1.jpg)
KeyGene’s breeding optimizer integrated in PhenomeOne software package for breeders
Based upon KeyGene’s breeding optimizing algorithm, Phenome Networks offers a new decision support tool to optimize breeding strategies for any crop, within their PhenomeOne software.