Next-Generation Sequencing Applications for Crop Improvement

Next generation sequencing (NGS) technology has revolutionized life sciences including molecular plant breeding. Since the introduction of NGS platforms, KeyGene had been committed to pursue Sequence-Based Breeding and developed various proprietary NGS applications for de novo whole genome sequencing, physical mapping (Whole Genome Profiling; WGP^TM), genotyping (Sequence-Based Genotyping; SBG and KeyGene^® SNPSelect), mutation detection (KeyPoint^®) and others. To visualize and query large genome (variation) datasets, a powerful platform called <Crop>Pedia was developed, capable of integrating public and proprietary data in a single system. In this presentation, I will present recent achievements within our portfolio of NGS applications for accelerated crop improvement.

The KeyPoint^®, KeyGene^® SNPSelect, SBG and WGP^TM technologies are protected by patents and patent applications owned by Keygene N.V. KeyPoint, KeyGene and WGP are (registered) trademarks of Keygene N.V.