Solutions through  crop innovation

Want to add traits to your favourite potato?
Want to accelerate sustainability? Want to decrease development time by using modern breeding? Or want to study a gene of interest?

What can we do for you?

We at SolEdits use modern technologies to introduce genetic variation in the potato variety of your choice. With our transgene-free CRISPR technology, we can introduce targeted mutations in genes to create healthier food and sustainable agriculture or industrial process.

We can also be your partner in research. By knocking out your gene of interest, we can develop your research material for gene function characterisation. In short, we provide the desired genetic variation.

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Client cases

Potato
cyst
nematode
resistance

With the continual spread in many countries worldwide, the cyst nematode will, in a worst-case scenario, lead to severe or even complete loss in yield. This makes it an economically important disease to control. We are currently working on resistance against this root affecting pest in industrial-, table-, and starch varieties.

Improved starch quality

We created potato varieties with short-chain amylopectin, a starch that ensures storage stability in products. The starch will replace some chemically modified starches in both food and industrial products, saving 5000-6000 tonnes of chemicals and 0,5 Gwh energy per year in Sweden. Consumers can now enjoy the E-number free products they’ve so highly requested.

Late blight resistance

Late blight is the most devastating diseases for potato caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans. The deleterious outcome if a field gets infected is the major reason for a heavy use of fungicides in potato cultivation. We are working towards an increased tolerance to Phythophtora infections by editing relevant genes, including susceptibility genes.