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Naktuinbouw Newsletter July 2024 |
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Naktuinbouw executes Methodology Projects |
The Dutch Board for Plant Varieties, under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, plays a crucial role in maintaining the Netherlands' leading position in the field of variety registration and Plant Breeders' Rights research. To retain this leading position, the Board allocates € 264,000 annually for projects aimed at adapting existing techniques or researching and implementing new techniques.
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New real-time PCR test for plant material for horticultural crops |
We introduce a new real-time PCR to test the presence or absence of soft rot in horticultural crops. For this test is chosen to use the fast, reliable and sensitive PCR method as test method.
This is done with the help of pathogen-specific building blocks. The increase in DNA can be monitored digitally at any time. This makes it possible to faster and with more certainty confirm whether the samples actually contain the pathogen.
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New race of Bremia lactucae, BI: 41EU |
Bremia lactucae, the causal agent of downy mildew in lettuce, is genetically very variable. Even within one lettuce production field, several races may be present. Monitoring the changes in the Bremia population is important for breeders and growers. The International Bremia Evaluation Board Europe (IBEB-EU) has collected more than 845 Bremia isolates from lettuce in 2023 and early 2024 (up to March) in Europe.
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Fire Blight checks commence |
Naktuinbouw has started inspections in so-called buffer zones for fire blight in the Netherlands. You may encounter inspectors at nurseries, in green spaces and in fruit growing plots.
The Netherlands has ten buffer zones within which Naktuinbouw checks for fire blight. Setting up these buffer zones and carrying out intensive inspections works excellently to prevent the spread of fire blight within Europe and to increase sales opportunities for companies.
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