The journey of an onion seed Which path does a seed travel before it gets to our customers? We describe the key steps of an onion seed’s journey between its arrival at Bejo and shipment to the grower.
Onion seed is produced in South Africa, for example. There it is cleaned by the farmer for the first time. The farmer then sends the cleaned batch to Warmenhuizen.
The batch arrives in Warmenhuizen. Here, a sample is taken. This sample undergoes various tests.
GERMINATION HEALTH MOISTURE SEED COUNT PER GRAM PURITY GENETIC
CALIBRATION The seeds are sorted by size. The desired size for the seeds is between 2 and 2.75 mm. The fractions that are the outcome of this calibration are tested for germination.
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meets standards
SEED COUNT PER GRAM GERMINATION
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meets standards