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Ohalo Genetics

Boosted Breeding, polyploid hybrid crops

USprivateest. 2019ohalo.com (opens ohalo.com)Checked 25 Sep

The brief

Analyst view
  • Announced Boosted Breeding in 2024, reporting large yield gains in early potato trials.
  • Aims to replace seed potatoes, which carry disease, with true seeds.
  • Could work in other crops by stopping both parents from halving their DNA in pollen and eggs.
Programs

Ohalo Genetics, one program

Updated 28 May 2026
Boosted Breeding potatoesParent plants are edited to make pollen and eggs with a full set of DNA, so offspring carry both parents' whole genomes. First used on potatoes grown from seed.PilotNextExpanded field trialsUpdated 28 May 2026View program →
Research · Proto · Pilot · Deploy · Scaling

Peers

Gene-edited crops · 2

Company & funding

HQ
US
Founded
2019

People

Key people
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