The month of May saw De Ruiter Seeds bring together experts, breeders, growers and journalists from all over the world, to exchange ideas on seed and young plant health at its three-day international meeting at its head office in the Netherlands.
De Ruiter Seeds organised a varied programme around the subject of seed and plant health. The increased scale in glass horticulture worldwide and the increasingly stringent requirements in the food chain ensure that the health of products, from seed to shelf, is becoming ever more important.
The aim of the three-day meeting was to enable professionals from the horticultural sector, constantly on the lookout for new and improved methods to guarantee the health of seeds and plants, to share know-how and experience.
As part of the three-day programme, Wubbo Ockels, authority in the field of innovation technology, officially opened De Ruiter Seeds’ new laboratories and seed processing facilities in Bergschenhoek. The new accommodation offers researchers and the company’s seed processing department even more opportunity to breed and process the best quality varieties.
The meeting included the ‘seed and young plant health’ symposium, where representatives from the horticultural sector examined the subject of seed and plant health from various angles, such as breeding, the nursery, research and policy.
The event also consisted of a presentation by Dr Andrea Minuto of Italian CERSAA agricultural institute on phytosanitary management in the horticultural sector, alongside a contribution by a Dutch breeder faced with phytosanitary measures in daily practice.
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