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Technology innovation for crop improvement

KeyGene is the go-to research company for the development and application of breakthrough technology innovation. We do this for and with our shareholders and other partners, for crop improvement in for instance vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, and industrial field crops.

Technology innovation

We develop and apply breakthrough technology innovation for crop improvement, for and with partners around the globe.

Crop improvement

We use proprietary technology innovation to support partners around the globe to boost their crop improvement.

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9 January 2026

Revolutionizing plant breeding by combining Systems Biology with AI

Maureen van Eijnatten speaker at the PAG33 workshop on Scientific Machine Learning for Systems Biology in San Diego, Saturday, January 10, 2026.
Annotated single-cell clusters from tomato root tip displayed by an integrated UMAP generated from the short-read data.

6 January 2026

Single nuclei RNA sequencing delivers high resolution insights allowing for lead gene discovery

KeyGene developed a single-cell transcriptomics technology based on the Chromium X by 10 X Genomics to analyze the gene expression profiles.
A cross-section through an Arabidopsis root that regenerates somatic embryos after induction of PLT/WOX (the green signal along the outer edge is GFP expression of an embryonic gene.

20 November 2025

Researchers publish hormone-free method for plant regeneration

Researchers at Wageningen University & Research and KeyGene, developed a method for plant cells to regenerate, without added hormones
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Impatiens plants susceptible to downy mildew (left) and resistant ones (right, called Beacon), developed by Ball Horticulture, directly resulting from their collaboration with KeyGene

Accelerated breeding of impatiens resistant to downy mildew

KeyGene supported Ball Horticultural in the USA to reveal, understand and utilize the genetic variation at hand within their germplasm, for accelerated breeding of impatiens varieties resistant to downy mildew.

Hand holding rice ears in the research greenhouse of KeyGene, picture made by Johana Acevedo

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

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.