The Netherlands
December 2016
Source: ABS Agro Business Solutions newsletter
In the beginning of 2016 the company De Jong Lelies, a Dutch breeding and wholesale company of lilies in Andijk (NL), decided to use ABS Breeding to support their breeding activities. The main goal of the breeding department, which is operated by Mr. Walter de Wit and his assistant, is to breed new varieties, to have attractive new lilies in the assortment.
Lilies are a species, that needs approximately two to three years to grow before flowering.
The lead-time to select the right flowering plants is very short, only 7 till 10 days and therefore high efficiency is needed. The same bulb/plant can only flower again next year. During the selection, both crossing parents and potential commercial products are selected.
When the offspring is planted in the glasshouse, the group of seedlings of one crossing has a barcode crossings number, a white label. This barcode relates to data of the crossing which is kept in ABS Breeding. Before the selection process is going to take place, the breeder prints out a large number of yellow labels with barcodes, then still unconnected to plants or crossings.
Whenever a lily is selected, the breeder scans the barcode of the crossing, a white label, and a yellow label and connect them together and makes a photo and description. After selection the plant can immediately be used for further crossings. With two scans the selected plant is marked as selected in ABS Breeding. The breeder can use his mobile phone for this purpose.
Working with this new selection procedure supported by ABS Breeding, saves a lot of Walter's time.
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