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Lower fees for genetic identification of raspberry and strawberry varieties fall 2025
27 augustus 2025
Naktuinbouw has developed genetic identification tools for identifying raspberry and strawberry varieties. The...
Prolongation of registration for an actual Variety Register 2025
27 augustus 2025
This year prolongation of registration can be applied for varieties of vegetable and agricultural species which have...
New E-learning: Sampling Small Seed Lot
15 augustus 2025
In May, Naktuinbouw launched a new e-learning module titled “How to sample fruits, small seed lots, and compartments”...
As of Oktober 1, PCR tests will replace ELISA tests for various floricultural crops
13 augustus 2025
As of Oktober 1, 2025, for the crops in the families Apocynaceae, Lamiaceae, Mesembryanthemaceae, Ranunculaceae and...
As of September 1, PCR tests will replace ELISA tests for various floricultural crops
9 juli 2025
As of September 1, 2025, for the crops in the families Actinidiaceae, Alstroemeriaceae en Portulacaceae, we will...
New Seed Extract PCR (SE-PCR) test for lettuce
25 juni 2025
We are introducing a new real-time PCR to test the presence or absence of Lettuce mosaic virus (LMV) on seeds of...
As of August 1, PCR tests will replace ELISA tests for various floricultural crops
16 juni 2025
As of August 1, 2025, for the crops in de families Apiaceae en Caryophyllaceae, we will introduce PCR tests to...
As of July 1, PCR tests will replace ELISA tests for various floricultural crops
14 mei 2025
As of July 1, 2025, for the crops in de families Onagraceae, Plumbaginaceae, Primulaceae and Saxifragaceae, we will...
Updated submission requirements for autumn cauliflower
9 mei 2025
The submission requirements for autumn cauliflower have been changed. The same submission requirements now apply to...
Submission requirements have been changed for TPS potato
24 april 2025
The submission requirements have been changed for national applications of seed propagated potato varieties. The...
New PCR tests for PFBV, PLPV, and tombusviruses in ornamental crops
23 april 2025
We are introducing new real-time RT-PCR’s to test for the presence or absence of Pelargonium flower break virus...
As of June 1, PCR tests will replace ELISA tests for various floricultural crops
23 april 2025
As of June 1, 2025, for the crops in de families Acanthaceae, Begoniaceae, Commelinaceae en Goodeniaceae, we will...