Mexico: They report a shortage of bean seeds in Sinaloa

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Mexico

Published Aug 1, 2023

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The upcoming autumn-winter agricultural cycle in Sinaloa, Mexico is facing a shortage of certified bean seed. Producers are advised to test their saved seed for germination and virus presence to avoid using contaminated or low-quality seed. It is crucial for farmers to seek advice from local plant health technicians and conduct germination analyses before starting bean and chickpea cultivation.

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In 40 days the autumn-winter 2023-2024 agricultural cycle begins in the state of Sinaloa, where 735 thousand hectares are established between grains, vegetables, fruit trees and perennials; however, it reports a shortage of certified bean seed. Miguel Palazuelos Arenas, President of the Local Plant Health Board of the Culiacán Valley, indicated that for this season the producers who saved seed must apply germination and virus tests. «We recommend that producers not take risks in the event that a producer has left their own seed, that they test it, that they take it to value, to evaluate more than anything, that they do not risk that it will be seed contaminated with some fungus, or that has low germination," he said. He explained that it is the first crop established at the start of each autumn-winter agricultural cycle in the entity, and in turn the National Service for Inspection and Certification of Seeds (SNICS) must issue the ...

Source: Dossierpolitico