Groundbreaking engineering science and robots for floricultural gentility , that was the essence of the recent Breeders & Young Plant Producers group discussion that took position on 4 - 5 December in Wageningen . About 80 breeders , young industrial plant producers and dealer take part in this fascinating two - mean solar day event , mastermind by Fleuroselect , with ‘ skill in floriculture ’ as the central stem . " In accession to participant from the Netherlands , also quite a number of manufacture members from Germany , Italy , Denmark , Spain , Poland and the United Kingdom had come to Wageningen for this U.S. Congress , " according to Sally van der Horst , Secretary General of Fleuroselect .
State - of - the - art technology for crop innovationThe cornerstone of the program was a sojourn to KeyGene , specialist in crop initiation . By substance of molecular bringing up this company ameliorate the lineament and harvest of certain crops . This coming is not based on genetic use and is the quick and most budget - friendly way to facilitate breeders in floriculture to enter honest crops . Anker Sørensen , Vice - President New Business Development KeyGene : " With the avail of CRISPR - Cas technology we characterize the factor in question with which we want to get forge . We then use traditional molecular breeding techniques to reach the desired genetic improvements for the development of new species and varieties . "
automaton in the greenhouseAnother part of the programme was realized in cooperation with the Agro - Food Robotics department of WUR . Erik Pekkeriet , Senior Manager Business Development , inform the participants about the latest developments in the area of robotics for craw refinement . The SWEEPER , a amply automated system for harvesting pepper , caught the attention in finical .
Anja Dieleman , senior scientist in plant physiology , make a fascinating lecture on the influence of light-emitting diode light on ornamental industrial plant output and explained some recent research results with so - squall ' far red ' light .
origination in upbringing and propagationThe fundamental composition of ' science in floriculture ' was amply filled . Here Bock Bio Science , a German disseminator of phalaenopsis and helleborus , introduced the self - develop automation system for generation ' RoboCut ' and Ruud Brinkkemper , General Manager of PanAmerican Seed , explain how his breeding team succeeded in integrating electric resistance to flossy mildew in the new impatiens . walleriana ' Beacon ' . The icing on the patty was the demonstration by Deborah Nas , professor of Strategic Design for Technology - based Innovation at TU Delft . Using prominent model from chronicle she chalk out the ambiguous lovemaking - hate relationship between humans and technical innovations and explained a number of forthcoming trends in floriculture .
Interesting visit , inspiring speakers and all that against a background of relaxed networking : the winner rule for a more than successful league . For more information : FleuroselectAnn JennenT : +31 ( 0)71 364 91 01E:[email protected]www.fleuroselect.com
