Reproduction & Cell and Tissue Technologies

In the field of plant reproduction and cell and tissue technologies, Keygene’s patent portfolio plays a crucial role in driving advancements. These patents focus on innovative techniques, accelerating the plant breeding process and facilitating novel lead discovery processes. Keygene’s intellectual property empowers researchers with tools for genotype independent regeneration and manipulation of plant materials accelerating the development of improved crops.

Improved seed germination

Seeds with improved germination quality, by pollination of graft hybrid mother plants.

2S1 Graft hybrid technology

Plants with improved epidermis-based complex traits, e.g. biotic stress resistance

Shoot regeneration by CHK genes

Method to increase shoot regeneration by overexpressing genes for histidine kinases

Genes for hormone free regeneration

Transient expression of 2 genes circumvents the need for cytokinin and auxin

Diplospory gene

A gene(fragment) capable of converting diplospory to a plant

Parthenogenesis gene

A gene(fragment) capable of converting parthenogenesis to plants.

CENPC Gene for DH induction

Mutant Centromere Protein C proteins, nucleic acid sequences, and plants for haploid inducer lines.

Msi2 gene for DH induction

Mutant Musashi RNA-binding protein 2 (Msi2) proteins, nucleic acid sequences, and plants for haploid inducer lines.

Coregeneration of recalcitrant plants

Regenerate recalcitrant plant cells into regenerative shoots by establishing contact to regenerative plant cells.

Parthenogenesis promotor

Promoter sequences that convert a sexual allele into a parthenogenesis allele, which is capable of inducing parthenogenesis.

Pollen viability

Improve fertility and viability in interspecific hyrbids, using compounds that inhibit the MRN-ATM pathway.