30 years ago , Vitro Plus started producing tissue paper civilization of tropic fern . Quickly after , the indirect request arose to add hardy ferns to their miscellany . After years of research , they ’ve put sturdy fern on the market about seven age ago . The total assortment of tropic and dauntless fern of VitroPlus is currently about 150 commercial varieties of which 40 % are hardy . However , when looking at the point sold , the pct are unlike , but Vitro Plus wait it to change in the come years . " We see good potential for growth for the hardy fern as it is a comparatively novel market to us , but also because hardy plants are becoming more and more popular . In the coming years , we therefore aim to focus more on the hardy fern . " This is explained by Ellen Kraaijenbrink and Vincent van Vuuren of Vitro Plus during our visit at the nursery in Zierikzee , the Netherlands .
From left to correct Ellen Kraaijenbrink , Dilge Ozkan , and Vincent van Vuuren .
Hardy ferns - from spores or else of tissue cultureVirto Plus is specialize in the output of tissue paper refinement of ferns . Their science laboratory is based in Burgh - Haamstede , a state of matter - of - the art facility , where millions of ferns from tissue culture are being produced annually . They do it for 30 years now and over the last years , they also propagate ferns from spores . " When the desire arose to disseminate brave ferns from tissue culture . However , this was n’t such a success so we therefore started to propagate them from spores , " pronounce van Vuuren .
sturdy fern plugs in trays .
It quickly seem to be a better choice , but it still took about a decade to accomplish the desire production quality and dependableness . " For the tropical tissue culture fern , we modernize a very reliable production method which enables us to furnish quick to employ plugs in fixed supply unit " tray " . For the stout ferns , we always aimed to expend a similar method . "
How it worksLeaving behind the technical story , the spores are being harvested from the female parent flora and are being sowed in the science laboratory in a aseptic environment . " The production mental process is order in a way that the double-dyed polish operation can take position in the same sealed promotional material on the same substratum and therefore also use this same publicity for transport . " Partly because of this , Vitro Plus is allowed to export their products internationally . " In this way , we can provide sterile plants all over the humans , " Kraaijenbrink say . " On top of that , with the trays , the plugs can be transplanted manually or with a machine . The same goes for our tropic plants , " she add .
The female parent plant are in the nursery in Zierikzee , where they harvest the spores .
The spores underneath the fern leafage .
Increase in assortment hardy fernsThe full salmagundi of tropical and hardy plants of Vitro Plus dwell of 150 commercial intersection of which 40 % are dauntless ferns . They see a huge potential for the sturdy ferns and therefore aim to put this section more in the spotlight among their node as well as the net consumer .
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“ When we think of ferns , we unremarkably suppose of houseplants . However , fern can also be found out of doors , in gardens , forests and parks . Our production method enables us to introduce unexampled varieties relatively tight to offer our node a all-embracing variety , " says van Vuuren
For more info : Vitro Plus B.V.Vincent van VuurenEllen KraaijenbrinkT : +31 ( 0)111 46 80 88Email:[email protected]Email:[email protected]www.vitroplus.nl
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