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Seeds Articles & Analysis: This-Year
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Physical purity testing is a fundamental part of seed quality assessment, ensuring that seed lots meet established purity standards before planting or marketing. As a core component of seed certification programs, it verifies the proportion of pure seeds in a given sample and detects contamination by other crop ...
We are welcomed by Maurice Hadders, potato grower in the countryside on the border between Flevoland and Friesland. The processing of potatoes is ongoing at full capacity, but luckily Maurice does have time to sit down and talk to us. We sit around a large round kitchen table, with coffee served in Boerenbond. We talk about the move to Schouten Optica CS. A deliberate and exciting choice, which ...
A sunny spring day in Wieringerwerf, North-Holland. The Knibbe family is sitting opposite of us, on appropriate distance of course. Openly, we speak with the brothers Jim, Luke and Nico about their company, the motives behind choosing for the Schouten Optica and of course their experiences with the Optica. Within a short period of time their parents David & Jolanda will take a step back, ...
Arable farmer Sierd Visser grows his seed potatoes and onions in a nature-inclusive and energy-neutral manner. ...
In crops, fatty acid profiles influence seed quality, oil content, and tolerance to environmental stresses. By quantifying fatty acids in plant tissues, scientists can gain insight into the genetic and environmental factors shaping lipid biosynthesis. ...
Gibberellins (GAs): This group of hormones, such as GA3, plays a key role in stimulating stem elongation, seed germination, and flowering processes. Gibberellins activate the transcription of genes important for growth and development, including enzymes involved in breaking down stored seed reserves during germination. Abscisic Acid (ABA): Known for its role in ...
BESTMIX is happy to announce its recent partnership with the Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co., Ltd. Through the installation of the BESTMIX Feed Formulation module, the group is looking to further solidify its position as a market leader in the production of feed and feed related products. By relying on BESTMIX Feed Formulation, the Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group looks to save time ...
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