have established KASP™ as the foundational SNP genotyping chemistry for the Agrigenomics industry. Over the past 20 years, the KASP assay has been:
Cited in over 2,500 peer-reviewed publications.
Developed into tens of thousands of pre-validated assays across many commercially important crops.
Used to develop over 200,000 SNP genotyping assays in more than 75 organisms, including higher ploidy plant species.
We’ve helped drive the success of plant breeding programs as a trusted partner to world-renowned universities, global companies, governments, and non-profit organisations focused on profoundly improving global health and sustainable food production in developing countries.
Case Study Abstract
In moments of need, our industry has shown we can work together to tackle major problems that threaten various communities and our planet. We spotlight three innovative examples of this. These uplifting stories include:
Applying agrigenomics and new molecular breeding tools to fortify crops in Sub-Saharan Africa, strengthening local communities and addressing malnutrition
Generating reliable genotyping data for cocoa to improve yields and incentivise ongoing production
Improving sustainability and knowledge within the oil palm industry by increasing genotyping efficiency with an end-to-end workflow
Along with the individuals, companies, charities, and academic institutions that play a starring role in these global agriculture solutions, one particular technology deserves a special spotlight for the role it plays.
Choosing a SNP genotyping assay based on cost-per-reaction may look tempting in the short-term. But using unproven suppliers, poorly-designed assays, and a “one-size-fits-all” approach can require costly and time-consuming optimisation and troubleshooting, without the support of experienced technical experts.
A genotyping partner who offers trusted chemistry, in addition to technical acumen and veteran assay design, optimisation, and troubleshooting experience can help save time and money, which means translating favorable phenotypes into commercially-available strains more quickly.
The KASP assay can achieve a 99.8% call rate across many DNA extraction techniques, GC/AT-rich templates, and plant species. A reliable assay that generates high-quality data saves your team the operational time and money of re-assaying and allows you to focus on the success of your breeding program.
We offer more than just robust chemistry: Our experts can help you choose a tailored, cost-effective solution that fits your needs. We take the guesswork out of primer design using our proprietary software, then support you as you develop and optimise your assay, for the scale and platform required. Our scientists can also design and validate an assay for you in as little as a few weeks, then transfer the protocol to you, assuring reproducibility in your lab.
We have downloadable protocols for running KASP assays on more than 35 different FRET-capable plate readers and qPCR machines, including Fluidigm instruments. And if you’ve never used the KASP assay before, you can preserve your precious samples by trying our free KASP trial kit. It enables you to run a SNP genotyping assay on your own instrument and in your own lab, with pre-validated template DNA and primers.
LGC, Biosearch Technologies offers a broad portfolio of products and services to support wherever you are in your workflow: from DNA extraction to qPCR to next generation sequencing (NGS). We provide a comprehensive range of reagents and consumables, optimised for peak performance on our instrumentation such as the high-throughput extraction platform, the oKtopure™, or the modular SNP genotyping system, SNPline™. Whether you choose to genotype in-house with our chemistries, enzymes or master mixes or outsource to our service labs, get the actionable data you need with the support of our industry-leading expertise.