Each seed is unparalleled and , as a agriculturalist to be able to deliver a unvarying intersection , proficient categorisation is paramount . At Evanthia , not a undivided seed leaf without being cleaned , tested , weighed by seed size , fractionated and , if desired , address with an antifungal coating . Seed Technology Manager Mark van der Lugt and Product & Account Manager Leo Boers took us along the journeying of a ejaculate , a Brassica seed to be precise , from livery to the glasshouse of grower Pieter Staalduinen , who then turns it into a beautiful goal product !
Leo Boers and Mark van der Lugt
From A to ZMark , who after a decade of working with vegetable seeds , switch over to flower cum , tells . “ As before long as the seeds arrive , a sample is adopt from each batch . These are sown and the germination percentage is noted . Next , there is ‘ fractionation ’ , that is , the little size semen is filtered out and the good germ is divided into different fractions . "
Via ‘ wind cleaning ’ and the ‘ fabric machine ’ the salutary fraction are kick upstairs on contour and weight . This manner you get consistent batches and you have a Cartesian product that the grower can work with . Next a germination test is done again and only then a batch is given a kind of official estimate of the portion of good seed . “ Germinate , say 93 % , but if on average only 86 % appear to germinate in a plant , then the cause of this will be look into . If the bug ultimately does not meet the set criterion , this will be compensated .
In many case , customers choose whether or not they want a coating on the germ . With Brassicas , a colour coating is only used to make it visible during sow . The seed are so small that you do not immediately see whether you have sown one , three or none . With a people of color coating that is more evident , you sow in more equally and you get a more uniform crop as a result .
unexampled speciesAt Evanthia , as a breeder , developing new varieties is the core business . " In recent years we have developed quite a overnice motley of our own Brassicas " , continues Leo , in drill often the link between breeding , sale and the grower . “ The stock breeder does what he is well at , but he must be directed with what the agriculturist and the trade would like to see . At the same metre , the grower has their own requirements and finish interrogative , which you by nature also hear to . That is why the target is not to deliver a batch of seeds , but to deliver a great end product together with all company .
However , you may never give a full guarantee , because it is a raw product , but also because you could always have done more examination . “ One mental test is not enough , circumstances always change . That is why you go further into the chain of mountains , towards the grower , and do hardheaded tests there . And below the credit line always applies : honesty is the best policy . If something turn out not to work , then possible customers should be made mindful of cum types from the contender that are objectively better for their finish . “Pieter in the greenhouse among different tryout
CultivationOne of the agriculturalist that has been doing business with Evanthia is Pieter van Staalduinen . Since three long time ago he has been produce Brassicas on 7000 meters , in his own words mainly because it fit well in his schedule . In spring and summertime he is acquire , among other things , Carthamus ( edit flush eccentric ) , the nursery is empty from mid - July and after clean there is half a year elbow room for something else . to boot , you turn Brassica cold and if necessary you could utilise warming to detain frost - free .
Is growing Brassica hard ? Not really , Pieter enounce , but you involve to have a bit of luck with it . “ You should already have a few good cold night in the fall , because only then will they will get people of color . Two years ago they only father color in January and that is too recent . Then the season is more or less over . The comply year was already a quite a little undecomposed and the season that just ended was fantabulous . ”
He has only cultivate labialise - leave Patrick White . Approximately 80 % of these are doom for Christmas arrangements and are often paint and glittered . But this year he did some tests together with Evanthia . It refer a win - win situation : Evanthia , which is also base in the Westland , is compiling a reference , and for Pieter , he feels it is worth it to expand his assortment . " I recently corrupt a glasshouse , the market is good and I guess maybe I will lend a discussion section of Marxist next yr . "
Next week you may visit the Evanthia booth in Hall 2.E.33 during IPM Essen . Among the range of Evanthia ’s genetic science and tropic ( young ) plants from seed and tissue culture , the Brassica Empire series will sure enough not be absent .
For more info : EvanthiaVlotlaan 5602681 TX MonsterThe NetherlandsT : +31 ( 0)174 715103E:[email protected]www.evanthia.nlPieter StaalduinenE:[email protect ]
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