Services

1. Phyto Testing provides plant breeding services in the field. Experimental fields can be designated by the customers or can be chosen from PTS via direct agreement with the farmer. Planting can be done either by experienced hand laboring or by mechanical experimental planter.

  • Crosses
  • Single plant selections
  • Evaluation of progeny rows
  • Variety evaluation
  • Disease ranking
  • Data collection

2. PTS can process cotton seed in the lab. Experimental quantities of seedcotton can be ginned in Continental Eagle 10 saw machine for lint% estimation. There is also option for fungicide and insecticide treatment.

All collected data and data analysis can be delivered electronically.

Cotton

  • Variety improvement
  • Variety maintenance
  • Variety description according to UPOV
  • File preparation for Plant Variety Protection to CPVO (Community Plant Variety Office)
  • Yield and agronomic trials
  • Variety evaluation for diseases like verticillium, alternaria.
  • Ginning experimental quantities of seed cotton in Continental Eagle with 10 saws
  • Supervision for variety improvement and maintenance

Sunflower

  • Variety description
  • Yield and agronomic trials
  • Variety evaluation for diseases and pests

Cereals (durum and soft wheat, rye, oat, corn)

  • Variety description
  • Yield and agronomic trials
  • Variety evaluation for diseases and pests

Legumes (Alfa-alfa, chickpea, lentils)

  • Variety description
  • Yield and agronomic trials
  • Variety evaluation for diseases and pests

3. Additionally the company conducts seed treatment and pesticides efficacy trials with the use of precision sprayer.