Early chicory witloof variety trials 2009

This year's trials (once again organised by LTO Groeiservice, in collaboration with Chiconsult) were based on duplicate tests, this time with two different levels of potasium fertilisation, i.e. all varieties were sown on plots with a standard potassium fertilisation and a level with an...read more...

DEG in Turkey

Every year, the Dutch Endive Group (DEG*) tries to visit a number of trade fairs all over the world in order to find potential new markets for chicory consumption and therefore for chicory production. It is a known fact that when the production of a particular vegetable in a particular country...read more...

Early forcing results

The majority of chicory forcers have already switched over to early forcing a few weeks ago. In general the roots are healthy and the incidence level of disease is quite low. The forcing period is indicating a good chicory harvest (click on the photos for an impression of Atlas and Désir...read more...

Early forcing breeding news

Each year, Chicosem tests a number of new Hoquet specimens for use in practice in the Netherlands. These specimens are sown in the field and follow the same growth and processing cycle as the varieties in actual use. This enables an optimal comparison with the standard varieties. This year...read more...