T2POTSeismic / Underground

Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Seismic Series

Potato — engineered specimen hero

Target SHU range

1K – 500K

Across 5 named cultivars in the Seismic Series, calibrated to realistic heterologous expression yields in potato.

Engineering Tier

T2

Synteny

82-86% synteny

Timeline

24-36 months

Products

5

Specimen Documentation

Five research shots of Potato

Potato — On-plant
On-plantIn the research greenhouse with specimen tag.
Potato — Cross-section
Cross-sectionInterior structure revealed on a lab tray.
Potato — Specimen
SpecimenClinical bench documentation.
Potato — Cluster
ClusterMultiple specimens from the plant line.
Potato — Studio hero
Studio heroDramatic lighting against a black background.

Market Opportunity

World's fourth-largest food crop (376 million metric tons/year). Spicy fries, spicy chips, and spicy mashed potatoes represent a snack-food revolution. 1% of the US potato market = $200M+ opportunity.

Engineering Strategy

86% synteny with Capsicum. Tuber-specific promoters (patatin B33, GBSS) instead of fruit-specific — capsaicinoid must accumulate in tuber tissue, not leaves. 15-30% transformation efficiency, Agrobacterium-mediated.

Product Line

Seismic Series

SS-POT-01

Product 01

Tremor

Mild spicy fries, everyday cooking potato

Engineering: 5 genes, native POX

1K

target SHU

SS-POT-02

Product 02

Fault Line

Hot chips, loaded baked potato, buffalo-style wedges

Engineering: 5 genes + POX-KO

10K

target SHU

SS-POT-03

Product 03

Seismic

Extra-hot snack chips, competition-grade spicy fries

Engineering: 5 genes + POX-KO + PAL-OE

50K

target SHU

SS-POT-04

Product 04

Tectonic

Extreme snack products, capsaicin extraction from tubers

Engineering: 6 genes + POX-KO + Pun1(S39L)

200K

target SHU

SS-POT-05

Product 05

Richter

Maximum tuber expression, pharmaceutical-grade source

Engineering: 6 genes + POX-KO + Pun1(S39L+L345G)

500K

target SHU