Netherlands: Seminis makes broccoli and cauliflower harvest more predictable

Published 2021년 1월 6일

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Seminis is developing new varieties of broccoli and cauliflower with a focus on disease tolerance, climate resilience, and easy harvest. The broccoli Skytree has longer stems and is easier to process, while the High Rise types are easier to mechanize harvest. The Curdivex type cauliflower does not need covering, saving time and making harvest easier. Seminis is also testing bred material from broccoli and cauliflower worldwide to develop widely adapted varieties. The company has developed a Harvest Planner digital platform to support growers in harvest planning, aiming for a more constant harvest and to optimize harvest forecasting and planning.

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'Harvest security is an important aspect for us in making crops more sustainable. It means that in breeding we focus on reliable varieties with good disease tolerances and on varieties that continue to perform well when the climate becomes more erratic', says Boon. According to Boon, a good example of an innovation on the vegetable platform of Seminis in Enkhuizen is the new broccoli Skytree. A characteristic of this variety is that the screen consists of longer stems with the broccoli florets on top. In the conventional varieties, the stump is thicker and the florets are closer together. 'For consumers, this new broccoli is easier to process, with the result that in the end more of the harvested product is eaten. The stems have a crunchy texture and taste great.' High Rise types Seminis has been breeding the High Rise types in broccoli for some time now. This concerns varieties where the broccoli screen is higher in the crop and has a cleaner stem. The aim of this development is ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst