Solynta is a hybrid potato breeding company based in Wageningen, the Netherlands. The Solynta Team is developing hybrid potato varieties with superior traits and performance at a speed that is faster than can be achieved by traditional breeding. The successful application of hybrid breeding allows for the use of Hybrid True Potato Seeds or HTPS. This revolution in breeding not only greatly enhances the speed of product development but also provides huge logistical and phytosanitary advantages.
Although people have been breeding new potato varieties for centuries, the ability to use hybrid breeding is the ‘Holy Grail’ of potato improvement – something which many believed would not be possible. Together, the persistent team of Researchers, Breeders, Agronomists and many more at Solynta have
Unlocked the True Potential of Potatoes.
Solynta’s mission underlines the United Nations Development Program Sustainable Development Goals and commits to positively contribute to today’s global challenges.
25 grams of Hybrid True Potato Seed vs. 2,500 kilos of potato-seed-tubers to plant 1 hectare.
25 grams of Hybrid True Potato Seed vs. 2,500 kilos of potato-seed-tubers to plant 1 hectare.
Clean, disease free Hybrid True Potato Seed vs diseased and contaminated potato-seed-tubers.
Clean, disease free Hybrid True Potato Seed vs diseased and contaminated potato-seed-tubers.
Simple, low-cost and environmentally sustainable transport and storage.
Simple, low-cost and environmentally sustainable transport and storage.
Years of storage is possible with Hybrid True Potato Seeds while potato-seed-tubers are highly perishable.
years of storage is possible with Hybrid True Potato Seeds while potato-seed-tubers are highly perishable.
New varieties using Hybrid True Potato Seeds can be ramped up to commercial quantities 500 times faster than traditional potato-seed-tubers.
New varieties using Hybrid True Potato Seeds can be ramped up to commercial quantities 500 times faster than traditional potato-seed-tubers.
Hybrid breeding delivers a predictable and continuous flow of improved products while historically traditional potato breeding has made limited advancement in the last century.
Hybrid breeding delivers a predictable and continuous flow of improved products while historically traditional potato breeding has made limited advancement in the last century.
Targeted hybrid breeding for pest and disease resistances can dramatically reduce chemical usage by farmers.
Targeted hybrid breeding for pest and disease resistances can dramatically reduce chemical usage by farmers.
“Potato produces more nutritious food on less land with less water in harsher climates than any other major food crop” according to FAO. As our climate changes, Hybrid breeding can speed the release of better adapted varieties.
“Potato produces more nutritious food on less land with less water in harsher climates than any other major food crop” according to FAO. As our climate changes, Hybrid breeding can speed the release of better adapted varieties.
By using Hybrid True Potato Seeds, taste, texture, cooking time and many other characteristics can be adjusted quickly to meet changing consumer demands.
By using Hybrid True Potato Seeds, taste, texture, cooking time and many other characteristics can be adjusted quickly to meet changing consumer demands.