Bejo introduces B-Mox improved priming for onion seed

At the start of the new onion season 2023-2024, Bejo introduces B-Mox^® improved priming for onion seed.

To produce a healthy, uniform crop it is important that young plants get a strong start. That is why researchers and specialists at Bejo have developed the innovative B-Mox^® seed enhancing process. Based on new technology, B-Mox^® enhances the power of the seed, stimulating its growth at the earliest stage and improving the vigour of the plant. Throughout the growing period, plants demonstrate improved stress tolerance and better overall health as a result of a more fully developed root system. This provides the grower with reduced risks during the vulnerable early growth phase of the plant, more stress-resistant plants, and higher yields.

Already in 2017, Bejo introduced B-Mox^® technology for carrot. Since its introduction, many carrot growers have experienced the advantages of B-Mox^®, with stronger and more uniform crops and higher pack-out, compared to non-primed seeds. Now onion growers can also benefit from B-Mox^® seed improving technology. As of this season 2023-2024, all Bejo primed onion seed will be enhanced with B-Mox^®, improved priming.

Dr. Liesbeth van der Heijden, Senior Researcher at the Bejo Seed Technology Department, has been leading this project for many years and is enthusiastic of its potential: ″B-Mox^® technology has been specifically developed for modern cultivation methods which emphasize a strong plant is less sensitive to stress. We are proud to add onion seed to our B-Mox^® range, next to carrot and rooted parsley and we will continue our research because in the long term we also see potential in other crops″.

More than 5 years of testing, both in the lab and in the field, has proven the effectiveness of , B-Mox^® in onion. Trials were mainly conducted in Western Europe. Henrik Jørgensen, Sales Manager at SeedCom, was closely involved in the trials in Denmark: ″I am very positive about the trials I have seen in our fields and with customers. B-Mox^® helps the plants develop a good root system early in the growth stage, resulting in a healthier crop and a better yield.″

• B-Mox^® is SKAL certified and permitted for use in organic agriculture.
  

• B-Mox^® technology is applied by default to all primed onion seed.

Innovation in Seed Technology

Seed technology research is an important part of Bejo’s activities. Researchers from our Seed Pathology Department ensure that growers can start with healthy seed. Our specialists from the Physiology Department safeguard and improve the intrinsic qualities of Bejo seed. The B-Mox^® priming technology is one of the innovative results of Bejo’s seed technology research programs and is part of our constant work in delivering the best quality to the grower.

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