In 2017 Ans van der Velde started at Beekenkamp Plants as Manager Breeding , a new view with the exemption to develop a team with the finish of expanding Beekenkamp ’s genetic science . Quite a lot has change in four short years ! Under Ans the breeding squad has produce to 14 colleagues , the breeding section continues to spring up in its own harvest , and in 2021 the structure of a new fostering adeptness will start . Ans is enthusiastic about the changes : “ develop improved varieties , that ’s what you ultimately do it for , right ? To see all those plants flower in unlike shapes , size of it , and colors , it ’s the best thing there is ! ”
Ans and her team ensure that Beekenkamp Plants brings continuously ameliorate variety to the market place . These can be completely new additions , but also color melioration in an existing serial . Ans wants to give her squad the creature they need to do their job well . Because of this she also work nearly with other departments . “ When I come to work here , there were in the main small groups of colleagues . My goal was to link and strengthen each other . And I think that work out nicely ! ” Ans smile proudly .
PoinsettiaIt is December and traditionally this is the sentence for Poinsettias . “ It is not surprising that the Poinsettia is consociate with Christmas : 90 % of the Poinsettias you see in the store are red . The other 10 % are white , pink or “ glitter ” . It takes about 6 years to get a new Poinsettia on the market . ” Ans work with her squad on this interesting procedure .
It all starts with pollinating an existing Poinsettia . During pollenation , the pollen grain of Poinsettia A are transfer to the pistil of Poinsettia B. After about 3 month this plant creates a seed box seat containing several seeds . These seeds are cleaned , keep refrigerate and then sown . Once a semen has grown into a seedling , a mother plant life is made from the choose numbers . “ However , these mother plants are not the Poinsettias as we make out them . The Poinsettia does not ramify by itself ; this means the plant life only originate in length . To get a branched and more heavyset Poinsettia , it must be grafted . ” Ans explains .
A cutting is take from the long poinsettia mother plants and is then graft onto a rhizome carry Phytoplasma . Phytoplasma take care of the branching . The transplant Poinsettia is come out in a burrow with gamey humidity , the ideal conditions for the engraft flora to grow . From this engraft female parent industrial plant cuttings are break up and moved to the glasshouse to bloom . This starts with “ rusting ” , meaning the parting commence to discolor . When the plants are in full prime , they are compare to see which ones execute the skilful .
Ultimately , these top performers are put in the ledge - life room which feign transportation and the consumer life cycle . This try whether the Poinsettia can withstand the rigors of transportation and still provide a long - live on industrial plant for the consumer . Watch the television below for the entire process of developing a new Poinsettia .
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