EFFICIENCY IN PLANT BREEDING

 

SMARTtray® is an innovative, non-destructive, high-throughput technology for the cultivation, tissue sampling, DNA extraction and selection of various plant species.

About SMARTtray®

SMARTtray® is an innovative, non-destructive, high-throughput technology for the cultivation, tissue sampling, DNA extraction and selection of various plant species.

It utilizes SMART breeding (Selection with Markers and Advanced Reproductive Technologies), which has become a reliable tool in modern breeding programs to develop new varieties.

The key element of SMARTtray® is to grow plants under fully controlled conditions and sample root tissue from all progenies in a 96-well format, eliminating the need for additional manipulation of individual plants.

Advantages

Pure efficiency bundled in one technology

✓ More economical breeding process
✓ Miniaturized cultivation area
✓ Minimized sampling time
✓ Lower energy costs

Modular, versatile & secure

✓ Increased process safety
✓ Scalable and modular
✓ User-friendly
✓ Sustainable

Samples in less than 2 minutes

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Advantages over the conventional method

Patents

Blog

Dec 16 2024

Outlook: SMARTtray® at the PAG 2025 and at UC Davis

After a very successful first year at the Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG), SMARTtray® and its team will be...
Oct 17 2024

Podium place at the Euroseeds Congress

SMARTtray® was recognized as one of the top three technologies at the Euroseeds Congress 2024 with the InnovActor 2024...
Sep 16 2024

SMARTtray® as a finalist at the EuroSeeds Congress 2024

The Euroseeds Congress 2024 will take place from October 13-15, 2024 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event is one of the...
Aug 05 2024

SMARTtray® is a finalist on the InnovAction Stage at the Euroseeds Congress 2024

SMARTtray® has been selected as one of 12 finalists for the Innovation Stage at the Euroseeds Congress 2024 in...
May 03 2024

SMARTtray® wins OWL Innovation Award

SMARTtray® has been awarded the OWL Innovation Award Market Visions. With the OWL Innovation Award, OstWestfalenLippe...
Dec 13 2023

SMARTtray revolutionizes plant breeding with “Exponential Farming”

The conventional approach of vertical farming, in which agricultural products are grown in shelf systems and indoor...
Dec 13 2023

SMARTtray® exhibits at the PAG 31 in San Diego

The Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG) is regarded as the leading event in the field of plant and animal...
Sep 28 2023

From the soil into the spotlight: the root

At least since the Covid pandemic, PCR analysis has also been familiar to the biological non-expert. Only a few people...