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2008 |
January 2008
Genesis Seeds will attend
the Vegetable and
Flower Meeting
of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)
in New Orleans, Louisiana
January 22-24
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 January
2008
WHITE PAGER
ON THE ORGANIC FOOD INDUSTRY
Genesis Seeds presents:
White
paper on the organic food industry
in the United
States and the European Union
Click
HERE to view
the full paper
in PDF format
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January 2008
New availability lists - January 2008
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2007 |
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DISNEY WORLD HORTICULTURE 2007
WARM SEASON BEDDING PLANT TRIALS
Genesis Seeds was awarded an Outstanding
Selection Award for Zinnia Red Beauty.
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Flower |
4.5 in,
red |
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Plant height |
30 in |
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Plant diameter |
30 in |
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Uniformity |
excellent |
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% bloom |
excellent |
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Disease
resistance |
excellent |
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Light |
sun |
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Plant |
May 15,
2007 |
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Dates peak |
July 4,
2007 |
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Comments |
unbelievable,
large plants and bloom, no disease |
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 Genesis Seeds is happy
to announce Cois 94
SPA from Belpasso, Sicily as our sole and
exclusive distributor in Italy.
The exclusive distribution is for all species of
organic seeds produced by Genesis Seeds.
The agreement was signed on November 21, 2007.
We appreciate the help of our clients, seed
companies and distributor around the world to avoid
any sales in Italy and respect our commitment to
Cois 94 SPA. |
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2006 |
New improvements and
additions to the R&D center in Ashalim
A new storage
facility, 2000 sq./ft. in size, was built in the
Negev research station in Ashalim. The new warehouse
has temperature and humidity control for optimal
seed preservation. In addition, a new greenhouse (1
acre) was build in the North-East end of the
station, which currently spreads over 10 hectares,
including the seed processing facilities.
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August, 2005
Israeli seed breeder
Genesis Seeds is promoting its organic vegetable, flower and
herb seeds to the conventional market.
There are about 10 companies in the world producing organic
seeds and Genesis is among the big players, producing over 350
varieties of heritage, open pollinated and F-1 hybrid seeds. It
has an 11-year history in the field, but the rapid development
of organic agriculture worldwide and the regulations that
organically grown produce must start with an organically
certified seed enhanced the development of the organic seed
companies, resulting in an over-supply of seeds....
Read more >>
New ! Organic breeding at Genesis Seeds for the
professional grower.
The organic breeding program at Genesis Seeds
includes: Indeterminate Tomatoes
(ID) for greenhouse, Determinate(D) and
Semi-Determinate(SD) Tomatoes for open field,
Partenocarpic Cucumbers Bait-Alfa
Type for Greenhouse and open field, Melons
Anna's and Gallia types, Lettuce
Romaine types with slow bolt, heat and virus
resistance, Squash Patty Pan types,
Coosa Lebanese type and Spaghetti, Basil
Genovese and Italian large leaf type with high
tolerance to fusarium, Sunflowers
edible and ornamentals.
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Production of new Basil varieties |
Ornamental Sunflowers |
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Open Field Cucumber |
Greenhouse Cucumber |
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Squash Coosa Lebanese Type |
Squash Patty Pan Type |
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Greenhouse Tomatoes |
Lettuce Romaine Type |
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 Organic
Breeding
R&D has grown significantly, allowing additional
experiments in Tomatoes (Open field & Greenhouse),
Melons, Lettuce, Squash, Cucumber, Sunflower and
more |
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