Gurgaon, India
April 30, 2010
Nunhems Bayer CropScience’s vegetable seed business, brought together farmers, dealers, government officials from horticulture departments, cultivators of protected crops, and nursery growers from Northern and Eastern India at its Demonstration Farm in Bilaspur, Gurgaon.
Four hundred participants from eight different states attended the two-day event on April 27 and 29 to learn about Nunhems’ new hybrid seed varieties and exchange views and knowledge on Indian horticulture.
A team of Nunhems’ specialists provided information on current and upcoming varieties to business partners from Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkand, Bihar, and West Bengal.
Nunhems showcased a wide variety of its crops at the event, focusing on hot peppers, tomatoes, gourds, onions, eggplants, melons, watermelons, okra, cucumber, sweet pepper, and carrots.
Madhuraja and Madhurima, the innovative hybrid melons that were recently launched in the Indian market, were also showcased at the event, as well as promising upcoming varieties in eggplant, tomatoes, and watermelons. With a wide range of new varieties for the North and East Indian markets, Nunhems’ portfolio is expanding with more and more innovative products. Badshah, a new Nunhems tomato variety, promises earliness, uniform fruits until last picking, and good transportability. Nun 0537, a green variegated eggplant hybrid variety, offers higher disease resistance and good cluster bearing. The new watermelon hybrid 8674 is a sugar baby type with very small seeds and good transportability.
In addition to their site in Bilaspur, Nunhems has R&D stations in Bangalore, Murthal and Kullu, as well as operation centers in Hyderabad and Gurgaon. Nunhems India Private Limited is a fully integrated vegetable seeds company with a large distributor and dealer base that enables it to reach all major growers in India.
Nunhems, a subsidiary of Bayer CropScience, is the global specialist in vegetable genetics and services. As a globally integrated group of teams Nunhems builds unique customer relationships and shares products, concepts and expertise with the professional horticultural production industry and supply chain. Its portfolio includes leading varieties and brands in crops such as leek, onion, carrot, melon, cucumber, tomato, watermelon, lettuce and pepper. With annual sales of EUR 240 million (2009) and an extensive range of 28 crops and some 2,500 varieties, Nunhems is among the world’s leading vegetable seed companies. With more than 1,500 people Nunhems is present in all major vegetable production areas in the world.
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