Bejo | Organic seed program and assortment

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ORGANIC SEED PROGRAM AND ASSORTMENT 2021-2022 bejo.com f

ORGANIC, RIGHT FROM THE START In the 1990s, Bejo was among the first breeders to take the step to make organic an integral part of its business.

Being a conventional and organic breeder is a wonderful cross fertilization. On the one hand, organic production brings on inspiration and new ideas for conventional production. On the other hand, we can build our organic business on the knowledge, experience and infrastructure that we have built in the last century.

At Bejo, breeding for organic is leveraging our broad genetic base and the latest technologies. Breeding for organic allows us to develop high yielding varieties with improved resilience, produce high-quality seeds and stimulate innovation. With our organic seeds we contribute to a sustainable supply chain of healthy and tasty food, RIGHT from the START.

IMPROVED COATING & NEW COLOUR FOR ORGANIC SEED The advantage of seed coating in general is that it ensures a smoother seed surface and less dust development from the seed, resulting in improved sowing.

In order to make our organic seed clearly distinguishable from our non-chemically treated seed, we introduced a new coating for organic seed. The new organic coating has a yellowish colour and was launched in September 2020. Our non-chemically treated seed coating remains white.

SUSTAINABLE COATING In line with our conventional seed, the new yellowish coating for organic seed and the white coating for non-chemically treated seed both transitioned to the new sustainable coating recipe.

CHARACTERISTICS NEW SUSTAINABLE COATING: Made of natural materials Decomposes completely X Improved preservation of seed vitality X Significant drying time reduction X Less energy consumption, less environmental impact X Approved by the organic authorities X X

The production of organic seeds with the new coating has started in September 2020. During the phaseout period, customers may receive organic seed with a white or yellowish coating until December 2022.

The new yellowish colour for organic coating reacts slightly differently to different crops: Onion

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Lettuce

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ORGANIC, RIGHT FROM THE START

Carrot

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Cabbage

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Beet

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Celery

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ORGANIC QUALITY INSIDE ONION SETS We continue to develop our offer for the organic grower. Recently Bejo introduced high quality organic onion sets, cultivated according to the ‘Quality inside’ protocol. These onion sets can be used for organic early cultivation.

STRAIGHT FROM THE BREEDER

MILDEW RESISTANT ONION SETS

For organic onion sets production, we work together with various specialized growers. Broer BV takes care of the storage, processing, packaging and logistics of the onion sets. Both fully follow the ‘Quality inside’ protocol. The varieties are part of the ‘Quality inside’ range of Bejo/De Groot and Slot, offering unique genetics, a fully controlled and traceable cultivation system and a high-quality control standard.

The organic Quality Inside range includes high-quality onion sets such as Redlander and Boga, both with a high resistance to downy mildew (HR: Pd), therefore an excellent choice for the organic onion grower. Growing from sets also reduces weed pressure and is less labour-intensive.

Available varieties are: Onion, Yellow

Onion, Red

Troy

Red Light

Jetset

Redlander

Centurion

Red Baron

Boga Hysky

ORGANIC ASSORTMENT ALLIUM Shallot, Red Brown Bunching Onion

Onion, Red

Onion, Yellow

Onion, White

Leek

BRASSICAS

Cauliflower

Cauliflower, Romanesco

BRASSICAS Matador Conservor Parade Red Tide Redlander u NEW Red Rum Red Spark Red Baron Red Carpet Cortland Summit Hybound Hypark Hytech Sedona Hylander Talon Calibra Restora Powell Yankee Valenciana Tardia - Leone Gladstone Albion Rally Jumper Zwitserse Reuzen Lancia Blauwgroene Herfst Lancelot Surfer Curling Blauwgroene Winter Bandit Defender Bermeo Flamenco Liria Goodman Adona Balboa Skywalker Belot Medaillon Veronica (Romanesco)

Borecole, Green

Darkibor

Borecole, Red

Redbor Batavia Burney Belstar Covina Fiesta Santee Rioja Kaboko Manoko u NEW Emiko Pacifiko Bilko Korist Konan Kordial Kossak Kolibri Bopak Primero u NEW Integro Buscaro Klimaro Travero Subaro Famosa Melissa Cantasa Paresa Darsa Caraflex Dagan Irene Nautic Doric Sofia Neptuno Hemera Deadon Stanton Farao Amazon Capture

Broccoli

Broccoli, Purple Sprouting

Chinese Cabbage

Kohlrabi, White Kohlrabi, Purple Pakchoi

Red Cabbage

Savoy Cabbage, Green Savoy Cabbage, Yellow Pointed Headed Cabbage

Brussels Sprouts

Winter Cabbage White Cabbage

Servicing the organic market

Growing assortment

Bejo offers a continuously growing organic assortment - currently over 35 crops and more than 170 varieties.

Through our well-developed international network, we make organic seed, suited for local conditions and requirements, available to all regions with an established organic vegetable market.

BRASSICAS

White Cabbage

FRUIT CROPS Pepper, Sweet

Tomato, Red

Gherkin Zucchini

LEAFY CROPS Endive

Radicchio rosso

Radicchio Rosso, Treviso Greenhearted chicory Witloof Parsley Lettuce Batavia Lettuce Iceberg Lettuce Butterhead Lettuce Oakleaf

Drago Cyclone u NEW Passat Reaction Cabton Typhoon Lennox Expect Impala Rivera

LEAFY CROPS Lettuce Lollo

Elle Greenbel Figueroa Renegade Space Regiment

Lettuce Babyleaf Spinach Coriander

Caribe

ROOTED CROPS Swede Rooted Parsley

Koolrapen, Helenor Halflange - Eagle Yaya Napoli Bangor Naval Negovia Miami Natuna u NEW Istanbul u NEW Nipomo Norway Joba Komarno White Satin Yellowstone Rudolf Subeto Boro Manzu Rhonda

Turbine Mountain Vineyard Mountain Magic Tasti Lee Mountain Merit Plum Regal u NEW Adam Amour Ladoga Modena Très fine maraîchère Rhodos Eros Botticelli Leonardo Raffaello u NEW Canaletto u NEW Rubro Fiero Virtus Uranus Totem Lightning Krausa Sementel Agribel Larabel Times Antedis Malis Manolis u NEW Pleasance u NEW

Carrot, Orange

Carrot, White Carrot, Yellow Radish Red Beet Yellow Beet

Boldor

VARIOUS CROPS Celery, Green

Celeriac

Fennel

Conga Tango Merengo Mambo Balena Rowena Diamant Solaris Dragon u NEW Rondo Orion Victorio

Bejo quality

Taking responsibility

By actively participating in international organic platforms, associations and workgroups, supporting organic initiatives and organizing field visits and workshops, Bejo is committed to strengthen the organic sector.

Highly advanced cleaning, sizing, calibration and physical treatment processes ensure that germination and health standards are met.

Thus, providing the best starting material for cultivating healthy crops in a sustainable way.

Organic Seed Program and Assortment 2021 - 2022

Sustainable cultivation with a high yield, exceptional product quality and – ultimately – healthy and tasty food; it all starts with the best seeds of the best varieties, RIGHT FROM THE START. With organic seed we stand together at the base of a sustainable and healthy food chain, for ourselves as well as for future generations. As a family business we strongly believe in this approach as it is in line with our core values: long term perspective, innovation and respect for people and nature. Over the years we have invested considerably in our organic processes, infrastructure and assortment, contributing to a sustainable supply chain that starts with organic seed. And we will continue to do so.

BREEDING FOR ORGANIC We are of the opinion that modern hybrids with a high degree of uniformity fit very well in modern organic farm systems. Breeding for organic is a way of selecting suitable crosses, selections or existing varieties at the earliest possible stage to fit the organic seed program. Potential varieties are selected directly from the initial breeder’s conventional trial field and tested under organic conditions in the target sales area. This way Bejo has maximum choice of genetic material for its organic program to meet the desired variety traits.

OUR ORGANIC ASSORTMENT OFFERS Top quality seed suited for your local conditions and requirements Varieties trialled and tested at organic growers worldwide X A growing assortment of over 35 crops and more than 170 varieties X New sustainable organic coating to facilitate sowing X Organic seed with the following organic certification: X X

THROUGH OUR ORGANIC PROGRAM WE PROVIDE Extensive knowledge and experience in organic cultivation Organic research in our dedicated greenhouses and trial fields X Innovative seed treatments and cultivation practices X New varieties, developed from our broad genetic base and the latest technologies X A continuously growing assortment X

For more information about Bejo’s Organic Seed Program and Assortment visit bejo.com/organic-right-start

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