Trait Technologies

KeyGene’s patent portfolio is instrumental in trait discovery techniques and development of crops with unique traits.
These patents provide new traits in crops, facilitating sustainable agriculture and food production by providing crops with superior characteristics and resilience.

Germacrene A Synthase mutants

Decreased sesquiterpene lactones and increased levels of squalene & phenolic compounds

Improving Drought Resistance in Plants: UPL3

Plants with increased drought resistance by impairing the expression of functional UPL3

Improving drought resistance in plants: UPL4

Plants with increased drought resistance by impairing the expression of functional UPL4

Improving drought resistance: pectinesterase

For plants with increased drought resistance by impairing the expression of functional pectinesterase.