Improving melon shelf life with non-GMO molecular breeding technique

KeyGene® applies a multidimensional approach to improve the shelf life in melon. In climacteric fruits, like apple, ripening continues after picking. Non-climacteric fruits like grape only ripen while still attached to the plant. Melon has both climacteric and non-climacteric varieties. The climacteric melon has better aromas and it is easier to recognize when they are ripe. The non-climacteric melon hardly ripens after picking but has a longer shelf life. How combine the best of both types of fruits in order to control the ripening process and to improve shelf life?

KeyGene® applies a multidimensional approach to improve the shelf life in melon. In climacteric fruits, like apple, ripening continues after picking. Non-climacteric fruits like grape only ripen while still attached to the plant. Melon has both climacteric and non-climacteric varieties. How combine the best of both types of fruits in order to control the ripening process and to improve shelf life?

The Virtual Reality Breeding tool

As DNA sequences of crops are unraveled at high speed on daily basis genome information is no longer limited in crop improvement processes. Therefore KeyGene invests significantly in phenotyping, the current bottleneck in plant breeding. Digital & robotized phenotyping, big data handling & analysis and visualization of phenotypic data are areas with major challenges and focus of research.
The Virtual Reality Breeding tool brings phenotyping and crop innovation to a next level. As DNA sequences of crops are unraveled at high speed on daily basis genome information is no longer limited in crop improvement processes. Therefore KeyGene invests significantly in phenotyping, the current bottleneck in plant breeding. Digital & robotized phenotyping, big data handling & analysis and visualization of phenotypic data are areas with major challenges and focus of research.
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