WHITEX White, Bright and Easy to Harvest - Technical Information Sheet UK & Nordics March 2020 - De Ruiter Seeds
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QUICKER HARVEST AND FRESHER LOOKING FOR LONGER WHITEX White, Bright and Easy to Harvest Technical Information Sheet UK & Nordics March 2020
Introducing Curdivex ® Whitex is our newly introduced variety from our Curdivex® range of white, bright and easy to harvest cauliflowers. Since its launch in 2019 Whitex has grown in its popularity and as more seed is distributed to growers our bank of technical information on the variety increases. This technical bulletin provides an update on trial data from 2016-2019. Benefits Benefits of Whitex compared to Benefits of Whitex compared to Freedom Fortaleza Matures approximately 5 days Matures at the same timing so later on average than Freedom straight swap for programming Less pinking than Freedom More vigorous plants Better curd quality Less pinking than Fortaleza Whiter curd Whiter curd Better field holding Firmer head Higher % marketable Higher % marketable More upright plant habit Improved shelf life Less curd splitting Improved shelf life
Plant Quality
One of the
most noticeable
characteristics of
Whitex is that it is
more vigorous than
many commercial
summer cauliflower
varieties.
This is evident in the Seminis
portfolio with Whitex being
more vigorous than both
Freedom and Fortaleza. Plant
habit is also more upright
when compared to Freedom.
1 = excellent; 9 = very poor 1 = excellent; 9 = very poor
38 data points 33 data points 31 data points 37 data points
9 9
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
Plant Vigour Plant Habit Plant Vigour Plant Habit
Whitex Freedom Whitex Fortaleza
Curd Quality
% of Pinking
Being an earlier maturing 32 data points
100
summer variety, 72-78
90
days to 50% maturity,
80
Whitex can give better
70
reliability when stress
60
occurs in mid-summer.
50
In general, longer maturing varieties 40
have a higher chance of having 30
fluctuating grow days. Many growers
20
have moved towards these varieties
in the hunt for better curd colour, 10
curd quality and field holding. 0
However, due to the persistent Whitex Fortaleza
white genes in Whitex these traits
are vastly improved compared to
Freedom and Fortaleza but also
many other competitor standards. As the sowing season
continues please contact your
Individual characteristics of curd
local sales representative
quality for instance head colour,
for further information on
head firmness, fuzziness and riciness
Whitex and our Curdivex®
are all improved over Freedom
breeding program.
and Fortaleza while we also see a
reduction in percentage of pinking
under stress. IMPORTANT DATES
Events for your diary where
Whitex can be seen along with
our up and coming varieties are:
23rd & 24th September 2020
Brassica iX Event at our
Enkhuizen site in the Netherlands
7th & 8th October 2020
Whitex Fortaleza Brassica Innovation Day at
Kirton Holme, Boston, UK
Marketable Product
When compared in over 34 trials
Whitex gives a higher percent
of marketable curds compared
to both Freedom and Fortaleza
but also when compared to the
competitor market standard
included in our trials.
This increase in the number of
marketable heads is due to improved
plant vigour, superior curd colour and
exceptional curd quality.
We believe that the benefits of Whitex don’t end in the field.
Whitex has also been shown to retain its firmness and colour
better in store than our internal and external trial standards.
% Marketable
% Marketable
38 data points 34 data points
100 100
90 90
80 80
70 70
60 60
50 50
40 40
30 30
20 20
10 10
0 0
Whitex Freedom Whitex Fortaleza
Seminis Contacts
Sharon MacGregor Customer Interface
Sales Manager Openfield, UK, Specialists UK, Ireland,
Ireland, Nordics and Baltics Nordics and Baltics:
Phone: +44 7974 412133
Email: sharon.macgregor1@bayer.com
Arcadius
Wojtkowiak
Gráinne Meade
Technical Account Manager,
Lincolnshire & South East
Laura
Phone: +44 7745 349650
Email: grainne.meade@bayer.com Colbeck
Duncan Griffiths
Sales Specialist, North, West and Tomasz
South West UK and Ireland Koltunowicz
Phone: +44 7710 898627
Email: duncan.griffiths@bayer.com
Phone: +44 1733 902712
Email: uksales@seminis.com
Anders Christensen
Technical Account Manager,
Nordics and Baltics
Phone: +45 29212996
Email: anders.christensen@bayer.com
Keep moving forward at www.seminis.co.uk
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