Breeding spinach is challenging due to the presence of monoic, dioic, and hermaphrodite flowering, complicating the production of homozygous lines. Developing doubled haploids in spinach would greatly benefit breeding programs, but this process is difficult. Fytagoras specializes in creating doubled haploid protocols for challenging species. The image shows isolated spinach microspores dividing six days post-isolation, potentially developing into multicellular structures, embryos, and ultimately doubled haploid plants. With expertise in doubled haploid technology and success with crops like tomato and potato, Fytagoras is sought by seed companies for protocol development and doubled haploid plant production.
Fytagoras’ lecture at the Tomato Breeders Round Table (TBRT): Tomato microspore and protoplast regeneration, multiple applications and spontaneous chromosome doubling variation
Fytagoras developmental biology lead Marco Vennik was invited to lecture at the Tomato Breeders Round Table held from 22-26 February
