NL: Syngenta shows brassica, leafy and squash crop portfolios

Syngenta will hold its Fields of Innovation platform again this year from September 25th till September 27th in Wervershoof, Northern Holland.

The company's experts will be welcoming visitors from all around the globe for 3 full days to present and comment on brassica, leafy and squash crop portfolios and innovations.

Brassica
The Syngenta breeding program for brassica crops is focused on delivering a broad package of resistances (Clubroot/Albugo/Maycospherella/Thrips), an improved product quality and a strong reliability in different growing conditions, to secure consistent harvest and high profit for the grower.

Leafies

To cover all iceberg production season with full mildew resistance and good agronomic performance, Syngenta is now offering a complete assortment with reliable varieties in terms of mildew resistances.

They are also promoting new Spinach varieties with good agronomic performance and one of the highest Peronospora resistance levels to secure baby leaf and processing Spinach productions in all over Europe. Last but not least, and thanks to the consumer test panels they conducted, Syngenta is developing new lettuce baby leaf varieties which are interesting from a consumer perspective (longer shelf life and leaf crunchiness).

Squash
Among the portfolio, customers can access 2 typologies of products that will be present on the platform: a standard one, suitable for a long harvest period, and varieties with concentrated harvest period and strong yield potential.

You can follow news and updates on the Fields of Innovation Facebook page.

For more information:
Syngenta
www.syngenta.com