A few years later, a branch was established in Dronten, in the heart of the Dutch potato stronghold of Flevoland. Interseed Potatoes Ltd was formed in 2007 from the former Saatkartoffel-Handelsgesellschaft-Carolinensiel.
Stroß says, "Not only the feedback from the industry, but also the yield results have been particularly promising so far." The breeder is confident that he has found a new and very interesting variety for processing purposes in Travis. On the same farm, the variety is also growing and thriving particularly well this year," Stroß tells us. "This medium-early potato variety could now be successfully grown and stored in the Rhineland. In the run-up to the upcoming trade meeting at Weuthen Potato Day and Potato Europe, we spoke to Sales Manager Michael Stroß about the status quo and future direction of Interseed.Ī new Interseed project is the French fry variety TRAVIS, which was approved last year. Interseed Potatoes Ltd, an internationally active breeding company headquartered in Wittmund, Lower Saxony, is also working flat out to develop promising new potato varieties with a promising future for processing.
It is essential to take into account the many qualitative demands of processors and consumers. Providing low-input potato varieties that guarantee good yields even under heat and drought stress due to increasing extreme weather events is one of the greatest challenges of current potato breeding.
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