KASP™ or Kompetitive Allele Specific Polymerase chain reaction has been used by genetic scientists around the world for the last 21 years to revolutionise agriculture breeding. KASP enables highly accurate bi-allelic scoring of SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) and indels (insertions/deletions) at specific loci across a wide range of genomic DNA samples including those of complex genomes.  
 
To celebrate and applaud the work of the geneticists and researchers who have used KASP to further the world’s understanding of plant genomics, we have gathered a small collection of research papers from the thousands of peer-reviewed and published research papers that reference KASP. 

21 articles for 21 years of KASP

Comparison of Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP) and genotyping by sequencing (GBS) for quality control analysis in maize

Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping and Molecular Breeding for Developing Stress Resilient Maize for Sub-Saharan Africa

Accelerating public sector rice breeding with high-density KASP markers derived from whole genome sequencing of indica rice

Developing KASP Markers for Identification of Basmati Rice Varieties

Single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping using Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP): overview of the technology and its application in crop improvement

Discovery and development of exome-based, co-dominant single nucleotide polymorphism markers in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Development and validation of KASP assays for genes underpinning key economic traits in bread wheat

Developing and deploying an efficient genotyping workflow for accelerating maize improvement in developing countries

Marker-Assisted Backcrossing (MABc) to Improve Eating Quality with Thin Seed Coat and Aleurone Layer of Non-Glutinous Japonica Variety in Rice

Overcoming polyploidy pitfalls: a user guide for effective SNP conversion into KASP markers in wheat

A practical genome-enabled legitimacy assay for oil palm breeding and seed production

The impact of SNP fingerprinting and parentage analysis on the effectiveness of variety recommendations in cacao

Detection of genome edits in plants – from editing to seed

Evaluation of diagnostic molecular markers for DUS phenotypic assessment in the cereal crop, barley (Hordeum vulgare ssp. vulgare L.)

Potato Cultivar Identification in South Africa Using a Custom SNP Panel

Development of Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR markers for identification of persimmon varieties using genotyping-by-sequencing

Genomic-assisted haplotype analysis and the development of high-throughput SNP markers for salinity tolerance in soybean

Single-nucleotide polymorphism discovery and panel characterization in the African forest elephant

Advances in methodologies for detecting MHC-B variability in chickens

Development and application of KASP assays for rapid screening of 8 genetic defects in Holstein cattle

A SNP in the 5' flanking region of the myostatin-1b gene is associated with harvest traits in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

LGC Biosearch Technologies would like to thank all the scientists around the world who have and are currently utilising KASP to advance agricultural research and to wish KASP a happy 21st anniversary. Here’s to the breakthroughs and innovation using KASP for the next 21 years.