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Register mini or pot vegetables and edible ornamentals
20 september 2024
Varieties that are edible and that are traded or sold as pot vegetables or ornamental products should be registered...
Update TQ Melon
19 september 2024
A new version of the technical questionnaire (TQ) for melon (Cucumis melo) will be published on September 30, 2024.
ZE-PCR test for TBRV and BRSV on onion seed
18 september 2024
With new insights into the diversity of TBRV, we have been able to improve our test. This reduces the chances of a...
New Seed Extract PCR (SE-PCR) test for SLRSV in tomato and celery
11 september 2024
Since September 1, we can test for the presence or absence of Strawberry latent ringspot virus (SLRSV) on tomato and...
Naktuinbouw Testing & Analyses will be closed September 25th
28 augustus 2024
Normally, we are happy to answer your questions and receive samples. However, on Wednesday 25th of September,...
Successful Plant Variety Protection Seminar in Philippines
27 augustus 2024
The awareness raising seminar of Plant Variety Protection (PVP) on August 22, 2024, in Metro Manila, Philippines was...
Prolongation of registration for an actual Variety Register 2024
21 augustus 2024
This year prolongation of registration can be applied for varieties of vegetable and agricultural species which have...
Lower fees for genetic identification of raspberry and strawberry varieties fall 2024
7 augustus 2024
In recent years, Naktuinbouw has developed genetic identification tools for identifying raspberry and strawberry...
Naktuinbouw Executes Methodology Projects for the Dutch Board for Plant Varieties
30 juli 2024
The Dutch Board for Plant Varieties, under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security...
New real-time PCR test for plant material for horticultural crops
12 juli 2024
We introduce a new real-time PCR to test the presence or absence of soft rot in horticultural crops. For this test is...
A new race of Bremia lactucae, Bl: 41EU, identified and denominated in Europe
4 juli 2024
Bremia lactucae, the causal agent of downy mildew in lettuce, is genetically very variable. Even within one lettuce...
Fire Blight checks commence
1 juli 2024
Naktuinbouw has started inspections in so-called buffer zones for fire blight in the Netherlands. You may encounter...