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Rijk Zwaan opens new trial centre for open-field crops
Rijk Zwaan’s new Trial Centre Open Field in the Netherlands, is now officially open. This state-of-the-art facility will enable the fruit and vegetable breeding company to further strengthen both its practical research and its presentation of open-field varieties to customers and value chain partners from around the world.
Global Melon & Watermelon event Cartagena
Professionals from across the melon and watermelon value chain will once again gather at our Experimentation and Development Centre (CED) La Palma in Cartagena, Spain, for the Global Melon & Watermelon Event. The event will include a local week from 22 to 26 June and an international week from 30 June to 2 July.
Px Defense in Galuna™: “We succeeded in combining vigour, taste and quality”
At the Global Melon & Watermelon Event in Spain, Rijk Zwaan is presenting two new Galuna™ melon varieties that are also resistant against races 6 and 7 of Podosphaera xanthii (Px). These are exciting times for Breeder Alba Garcia Martinez and her team, who have been intensively involved with the varieties over the past years: “We are very eager to hear growers’ reactions. I believe we have succeeded in selecting Galia melon varieties that combine resistance against powdery mildew with vigour while also meeting our high Galuna standards for taste and quality.” In this Q&A, she answers five questions about the journey so far and the path ahead.