Cuttings production company in Uganda aiming for further growth
Xclusive Uganda – a company with Dutch roots − specialises in producing cuttings of chrysanthemum, kalanchoe and garden and pot plants. It supplies various
Neil Alcock: ‘Our focus makes it hard to decide which varieties to keep’
The small, close-knit team at Seiont Nurseries in Northwest Wales produces plugs and liners of shrubs, perennials and ferns for sale throughout the UK.
Propagation via grafting and cuttings has big impact on plants
Propagation by means of cuttings and grafting has a dramatic impact on the plant. Cuttings need to form new roots and vascular bundles have
“I have always been a fan of new ideas and new approaches”
Gee Vee Enterprises was founded in Harlow, UK, in 1997 by husband-and-wife team Gaetano and Vincenzina Cappalonga. The site is based in the UK’s
Norway invests 10 million euros in renovating world seed bank
The Norse government is investing over 10 million euros in the renovation of the world seed bank, a bunker on Spitsbergen in which approximately
WUR research demonstrates natural genetic variation photosynthesis
Researchers at Wageningen University & Research recently discovered a natural genetic variation for photosynthesis in plants, and have traced this all the way down
‘Growing the breeding empire through innovation and expansion’
With its recent acquisitions of Wander Tuinier Succulenten (June), Hobaho (September) and Olij Rozen (October 2016), Dümmen Orange has once again been making the
Small core cucumber project calls for intensive collaboration
By the end of June 2016, time was getting tight for cucumber grower Marco Zuidgeest. If he wanted to grow the innovative small core
IPM Innovation Award 2017 for 2SaveEnergy Consortium
On the occasion of the opening ceremony of the 35th IPM 2017 in Essen INDEGA presented the IPM Innovation Award to the 2SaveEnergy Consortium
‘Do we really take into account consumer wishes?’
Over the last 30 years, of all the orchid species, phalaenopsis has developed into one of the most popular flowering pot plants. Jan Post,
Patent on plant characteristics not without consequences
For half a century international plant breeders’ rights have brought stability and security to the breeding sector. These rights have protected breeders against unauthorised
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