Customize Your Farming Experience
We offer custom solutions for your breeding needs.
About Kayagene
Leading The Industry
Our experience in plant breeding technologies drives our innovation roadmap. We’re at the forefront of breeding by developing tools, technologies, and know-how which are tailored to meet our customer’s needs.
R&D Focused
We focus on breeding and genetics so you don’t have to.
In order to deliver improved crop varieties, we place significant investment and resource towards research and collaboration with our partners.
Important Breeding Markers & Traits
Breeding technologies have become critical for creating productive and sustainable crops. Kayagene is continuing its path into the future as a leader in crop breeding by utilizing a suite of proprietary genomic tools for advanced breeding.
Your Custom Experience with Kayagene
Mapping Population
Mapping Population
Mapping Population
The process begins with developing a mapping population. This population will be used to identify molecular markers useful in selecting for one or many specific traits.
DNA Sampling
Mapping Population
Mapping Population
Leaf tissue is collected from all individual progeny in the mapping population and DNA is extracted to be used for genotyping the population.
Genotype
Mapping Population
Phenotype
Differences in the genetic make-up of individual progeny are identified through the use of a molecular assay. This assay reveals the alleles an individual has inherited from its parents.
Phenotype
Molecular Markers
Phenotype
Progeny are grown and their physical appearance is characterized. The expression of the trait(s) of interest are measured and recorded.
QTL Mapping
Molecular Markers
Molecular Markers
Data from genotyping is compared to the phenotype data and through statistical analysis the association of certain genotypes with the trait(s) of interest are identified.
Molecular Markers
Molecular Markers
Molecular Markers
The molecular marker with the highest association to the desired phenotype is selected and can be used for marker assisted selection. A molecular marker associated with a specific phenotype allows the plant breeder to know the phenotype of a progeny without having to phenotype the plant.