Bejo carrot symposium Wim Zwaan Manager Carrot Breeding Bejo Zaden B.V. & Rob Maxwell Carrot breeder Research Bejo Seeds Inc.

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1 Bejo carrot symposium 2017 Wim Zwaan Manager Carrot Breeding Bejo Zaden B.V. & Rob Maxwell Carrot breeder Research Bejo Seeds Inc.

2 Presentation topics: Bejo breeder tasks en responsibilities Carrot types and trial fields Market oriented breeding Breeding goals

3 Tasks and responsibilities carrot breeder: Breeding Stockseed production from parent lines

4 18 Hectare/year stockseed production parental lines

5 Purity control stockseedproduction parental lines

6 Carrot hybrid production Oregon USA

7 Tasks and responsibilities Bejo carrot breeders: Breeding Stockseed production from parent lines Control commercial seed lots

8 Purity control hybrid productions

9 Tasks and responsibilities Bejo carrot breeders: Breeding Stockseed production from parent lines Control commercial seed lots TRIALFIELDS

10 Bejo varieties available in different types / shapes Imperators Mini carrots Bunching types Nantes types. EarlyNantes Mid late/late Nantes Continental Nantes Tropical Nantes Kuroda Chantenay - Fresh market -Industry Berlicummer Flakkee Coloredtypes

11 Imperator program By Rob Maxwell

12 BEJO SEEDS North American Carrot Breeding Program Seven Years in the Making Rob Maxwell, PhD Carrot Breeder Victor Valadez Farm Manager

13 Imperator Packaging Carrot Types Acreage = 16,000 hectares Production Area = Canada and USA Use Whole fresh carrot Packaging and Institutional

14 Packaging Cello Carrots

15 Packaging Jumbo Carrots

16 Timeline for Advancement PackagingCarrots In 2018 Release BJ 3136for Jumbo Market (Canada & Southeast) In 2019 Release BJ 3187 and BJ 3188for Cello Markets

17 Carrot Types Cut and Peel Acreage = 27,000 hectares Area = USA & Canada Use Pre-peeled and cut, convenience product

18 Timeline for Advancement Cut and Peel Carrots In 2019 First hybrid combinations demonstrated February 2016 Release BJ 3179, BJ 3184, BJ 3185, and BJ 3186 hybrids 2017 Forward Focus toward disease resistance with primary target for organic segments

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20 2. USA Pollination Cage Structures

21 0.5 m x 0.5 m Head Cage

22 Large Cages USA

23 3. Breeding Selection Focus

24 DISEASE RESISTANCE SELECTION Leaf Blights Alternaria dauci Erysiphe heraclei Cercospora carotae Xanthomonas campestris Root Diseases Pythium sulcatum and violae(cavity Spot) Alternaria radicina Root Knot Nematodes

25 Pythium sp. Selection

26 Leaf Blight Selections

27 Leaf Blight Selections

28 Other Breeding Criteria Shape and Length Eating Quality Texture (Crisp, Pleasing Crunch) Flavor (Non-Harsh, Some Sweetness) Non-Breakage or Root Cracking Disease Resistance Leaf Blights Pythium and Root Rots Late Bolting Internal Color (no distinct core) Strong top attachment

29 Root Selection

30 Breeding Program Overview 1. Bejo has a very strong carrot program, but new to Imperators. 2. The USA based program was started 7 years ago with focus on Imperator, packaging and cut and peel markets. 3. New Cut and Peel, Cello, and Jumbo hybrids are being released in 2018 and Future focus toward strong disease resistance.

31 Other trial locations with colored carrots by Wim Zwaan

32 RedsunF1 (Bj 3061)

33 Astralis (Bj 3082) 5 mio/hectare

34 Astralis (Bj 3082) 5 mio/hectare

35 Exp.numberMini Chantenay 8-10 mio/hectare

36 Market-oriented breeding Grower Industry/Processing Trade/Export Supermarket/Consumer

37 Market-oriented breeding Grower: - Productive varieties Grower: -Quality of end product Productive varieties - Disease resistant varieties -Quality of end product - Strong foliage Disease resistant varieties - Reliable varieties (consistent - Strong storability, foliage germination, vigour, -Reliable seed availability) varieties (consistent, storability, storability, germination, vigour, vigour, seed availability) seed availability) Trade / Export: -Shelf life -Storability Industry / processing: - No green shoulders Industry / processing: - No cracking /splitting No green shoulders - Good internal / external colour No cracking /splitting - Content matter, health - Good internal / external colour -Flavour/ taste - Content matter, health -Flavour/ taste Supermarket / consumer: - Convenience -Health and taste -Appearance Breeding goals

38 Breeding goals: Quality and yield improvement Germination improvement and vigor from seedlings Content matter Taste Higher levels of disease tolerances Good producible hybrids

39 Breeding goals Quality and yield improvement = Total from all characteristics Quality? -Productive -Smooth -Uniform -Shape -Filled / Maturity -Split tolerant -Crack tolerant -Leaf quality -Storability -Color -No internal and no external green shoulder Pack-out!!!!

40 Breeding goals: Quality and yield improvement Germination improvement and vigor from seedlings Content matter taste Higher levels of disease tolerances Good producible hybrids

41 Breeding goals : Germination improvement and vigor from seedlings Vigor differences of germ plants under continental circumstances(italy August)

42 Breeding goals : Germination improvement and vigor from seedlings

43 Breeding goals: Quality and yield improvement Germination improvement and vigor from seedlings Content matter Taste Higher levels of disease tolerances Good producible hybrids

44 Breeding goals : Content matter Content matter: -Dry matter % -Brix % -Alpha carotene -Beta carotene -Luteine -Lycopene -Anthocyan -juice%

45 Breeding goals: Quality and yield improvement Germination improvement and vigor from seedlings Content matter Taste Higher levels of disease tolerances Good producible hybrids

46 Breeding goals : Taste

47 Breeding goals: Quality and yield improvement Germination improvement and vigor from seedlings Content matter taste Higher levels of disease tolerances Good producible hybrids

48 Breeding goals : Higher levels of disease tolerances Higher levels of disease tolerances Qualitytrials in countrieswitha high diseasepressure check on field tolerances Infectedfieldtrials outdoor from: leave diseases and carrot rootfly Artifical infected trial indoor in our disease laboratory

49 Breeding goals : Higher levels of disease tolerances Outdoor infected field trials: Alternaria dauci Alternaria radicina Cercospora Mildew Xantomonas

50 Breeding goals : Higher levels of disease tolerances Outdoor infected field trials: Carrot root fly

51 Breeding goals : Higher levels of disease tolerances Indoor infected disease trials: Alternaria radicina in storage Mycocentrospora in storage Cavity spot Nematodes, M.hapla and M.incognita

52 Breeding goals : Higher levels of disease tolerances Indoor infected (storage)disease trials: Altenaria Radicina Mycocentrospora

53 Breeding goals : Higher levels of disease tolerances & Indoor infected disease trials: Cavity Spot resistance Laboratory test

54 Breeding goals : Higher levels of disease tolerances Nematode resistentie Nematodes: & BC2 BC3 BC4

55 Breeding goals: Quality and yield improvement Germination improvement and vigor from seedlings Content matter Taste Higher levels of disease tolerances Good producible hybrids

56 Breeding goals : Good producible hybrids Flowering trials Differences in flowering: earliness and habit

57 Breeding goals : Good producible hybrids Carrot hybrid production in Oregon USA

58 Happy Breeding team?

59 Grower: Happy customer Industry / Processing: Trade / Export: Supermarket / Consumer:

60 I enjoy the tasteful Bejo carrot assortment! Thanks for your attention. We are happy to answer your questions during the expert forum. Rob Maxwell & Wim Zwaan

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