commercial production of hybrid seed

Fusion_power · December 13, 2011

There are businesses that among other things produce hybrid seed on contract for U.S. businesses. One of them is Genesis seed in Israel who produced the Ramapo seed that was recently made available. Here is a business in Costa Rica that produces hybrid seed on contract. I fed it through google translate so you can read it in english.

http://translate.google.com/translat...lantscr.com%2F

the direct link is: http://www.villaplantscr.com/

Just tossing this out so you can take a look at the commercial side of seed production. This place has a good reputation for producing quality seed.

DarJones

**carolyn137** · December 13, 2011

And if you go back to the Ramapo thread you'll see that the recent Moreton Hybrid seed was produced in Costa Rica.

I also remember George Ball of Burpee telling me that when he still worked for the Ball Seed Co he spent a lot of time in Costa Rica b'c that's where the impatians seed trials and seed production were done.

Fusion_power · December 14, 2011

Yes, re Moreton produced in Costa Rica and this is the place that produced them.

They are in the process of growing out the Ramapo seed now and should have them available sometime in March.

DarJones

December 13, 2011	#1
Fusion_power Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,250	commercial production of hybrid seed There are businesses that among other things produce hybrid seed on contract for U.S. businesses. One of them is Genesis seed in Israel who produced the Ramapo seed that was recently made available. Here is a business in Costa Rica that produces hybrid seed on contract. I fed it through google translate so you can read it in english. http://translate.google.com/translat...lantscr.com%2F the direct link is: http://www.villaplantscr.com/ Just tossing this out so you can take a look at the commercial side of seed production. This place has a good reputation for producing quality seed. DarJones

December 13, 2011	#2
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	And if you go back to the Ramapo thread you'll see that the recent Moreton Hybrid seed was produced in Costa Rica. I also remember George Ball of Burpee telling me that when he still worked for the Ball Seed Co he spent a lot of time in Costa Rica b'c that's where the impatians seed trials and seed production were done. __________________ Carolyn

December 14, 2011	#3
Fusion_power Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,250	Yes, re Moreton produced in Costa Rica and this is the place that produced them. They are in the process of growing out the Ramapo seed now and should have them available sometime in March. DarJones