Chicosem news
OK-2209 as Topmodel alternative
Thursday, March 10, 2011In order to be able to assess the late varieties at an early stage, for these trials at Hoquet, the roots are stored at a temperature of plus 0 ºC. During storage, ripening then occurs considerably faster. It is thus possible to assess late varieties as early as March. Because Topmodel is...read more...
Atlas and Jadore OK in March
Saturday, March 5, 2011The good results produced by Atlas and Jadore this season are certainly worth a mention. Until into March, the last batches of Atlas and Jadore are scoring very well. A productive crop of good quality. The reliability and adaptability of Atlas is obviously well known, but the results of the...read more...
Belgian chicory excursion
Monday, February 28, 2011On Friday 25 February, a group of Dutch chicory forcers went on a day trip to Belgium. There was a great deal of interest in this fascinating trip which was organised by LTO-Groeiservice and sponsored by Chicosem. Several chicory forcers were unable to go because the bus was very quickly filled....read more...
Limited availability Baccara & Fakir in 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011Baccara, the new Chicosem trump card for the forcing period between February and June is being found in more and more forcing cells. Whereas Baccara seemed to be rather young this year in January, during the course of February we see it continue to ripen. The head is now well formed, the chicory...read more...
Variety trials mid season forcing
Friday, February 11, 2011On 1, 2 and 3 February, the official variety trials took place at the various forcing companies for mid season forcing. A number of new varieties were shown and compared for the first time in this respect. So an interesting introduction for many chicory forcers with a number of new varieties....read more...
First Baccara and Fakir 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011Over the past few weeks, the first Baccara and Fakir have been harvested. Usually test lots, but still. The results are all excellent. In some places, the head is slightly young with a puffy outer leaf and a little growth crack, but in general the results are already very good. Things look...read more...