News
Closing date and submission date for marrow (courgette) bush types brought forward by 2 weeks
25 oktober 2024
Your applications for listing and/or plant breeders’ rights in the Netherlands for marrow (courgette) bush types can...
Closing date for Alstroemeria has changed
23 oktober 2024
Your applications for Dutch plant variety rights for the crop Alstroemeria can be submitted until July 1.
We will stop providing sample bags as of 1 January 2025
2 oktober 2024
You can still request small quantities of sampling bags (Bioreba) from us until the end of this year. From January 1,...
From October 1 update Price list Naktuinbouw Laboratories
30 september 2024
As of October 1, we are publishing a update of the Naktuinbouw Price List Laboratories.
Register mini or pot vegetables and edible ornamentals
20 september 2024
Varieties that are edible and that are traded or sold as pot vegetables or ornamental products should be registered...
Update TQ Melon
19 september 2024
A new version of the technical questionnaire (TQ) for melon (Cucumis melo) will be published on September 30, 2024.
ZE-PCR test for TBRV and BRSV on onion seed
18 september 2024
With new insights into the diversity of TBRV, we have been able to improve our test. This reduces the chances of a...
New Seed Extract PCR (SE-PCR) test for SLRSV in tomato and celery
11 september 2024
Since September 1, we can test for the presence or absence of Strawberry latent ringspot virus (SLRSV) on tomato and...
Successful Plant Variety Protection Seminar in Philippines
27 augustus 2024
The awareness raising seminar of Plant Variety Protection (PVP) on August 22, 2024, in Metro Manila, Philippines was...
Prolongation of registration for an actual Variety Register 2024
21 augustus 2024
This year prolongation of registration can be applied for varieties of vegetable and agricultural species which have...
Lower fees for genetic identification of raspberry and strawberry varieties fall 2024
7 augustus 2024
In recent years, Naktuinbouw has developed genetic identification tools for identifying raspberry and strawberry...
Naktuinbouw Executes Methodology Projects for the Dutch Board for Plant Varieties
30 juli 2024
The Dutch Board for Plant Varieties, under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security...
New real-time PCR test for plant material for horticultural crops
12 juli 2024
We introduce a new real-time PCR to test the presence or absence of soft rot in horticultural crops. For this test is...
A new race of Bremia lactucae, Bl: 41EU, identified and denominated in Europe
4 juli 2024
Bremia lactucae, the causal agent of downy mildew in lettuce, is genetically very variable. Even within one lettuce...
Fire Blight checks commence
1 juli 2024
Naktuinbouw has started inspections in so-called buffer zones for fire blight in the Netherlands. You may encounter...
New version Price list Naktuinbouw Laboratories
1 juli 2024
PCR tests replaces ELISA-tests
19 juni 2024
From the second half of 2024, Naktuinbouw will gradually replace the ELISA tests on plant material for PCR tests. The...
Change in invoicing 1st DUS testing year of national applications
3 juni 2024
From July 1, the fee for a 1st DUS testing year of the national application will also be based on the date when the...
Approval of ToBRFV as an additional characteristic in DUS testing in tomato
29 mei 2024
The CPVO recently approved the application for the additional characteristic “Resistance to ToBRFV” for use in the...
New SE-PCR tests for bacteria on tomato, pepper and eggplant
29 mei 2024
Naktuinbouw Laboratories has developed two new tests for the detection of pathogens on tomato, pepper and eggplant to...
New blotter test for testing cucurbit seeds
29 mei 2024
As of June 1, we introduce a new blotter method to test for the presence or absence of Alternaria cucumerina on...
Collaboration in DUS research
24 mei 2024
On May 23, Naktuinbouw signed an agreement with the Chinese Institute of Vegetables and Flowers (IVF), Chinese...
Naktuinbouw replaces ELISA for PCR
1 mei 2024
From the second half of 2024, Naktuinbouw will gradually replace the ELISA tests on plant material for PCR. This is...
New molecular confirmation tests detection Fusarium tomato and spinach seeds
1 mei 2024
From May 1, we can test the presence or absence of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici in seeds of tomato and...
CPVO extends DUS research accreditation for three years
26 april 2024
Naktuinbouw has again been accredited for three years for all crops for which we were already accredited by the CPVO!...
We are increasingly testing with RT-PCR
10 april 2024
In many cases, testing plant material for viruses is done at Naktuinbouw with an ELISA test. In addition to ELISA, we...
New NAL Conditions on sampling
10 april 2024
As of October 1, 2024, new NAL conditions will come into effect. These changes specifically relate to the sampling...
New Seed Extract (SE-PCR) test for onion, chives, garlic and leek
8 april 2024
Starting April 1, we can test the presence or absence of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. allii on seeds of onion, chives,...
Annual Report: our highlights of 2023
20 maart 2024
Curious about what we did in 2023? The highlights of the past year are available for you in our online annual report.
New real-time RT-PCR tests for plant material for raspberry and blackberry
31 januari 2024
We introduce the new real-time RT-PCR for the detection of a set of viruses occurring in raspberry and blackberry.
New license for Post Entry Quarantine to import fruit varieties to the EU
30 januari 2024
For certain reasons the importation of plant material of fruit species to the EU is prohibited. EU regulators sets...
New real-time RT-PCR test for plant material Cannabaceae
29 januari 2024
As of January 1, we introduce a new real-time RT-PCR to test for the presence or absence of Hop latent viroid (HLVd)...
New real-time PCR tests for Ralstonia and Xanthomonas in Pelargonium
26 januari 2024
As of January 1, we are introducing a new real-time PCR for detection of Ralstonia spp. in planting material of...
Potyvirus PCR test for Mandevilla, Oxalis and Scaevola
17 januari 2024
We no longer perform the Potyvirus tests with ELISA for the crops Mandevilla, Oxalis and Scaevola. The ELISA test...
Program NAL Proficiency tests 2024 available
17 januari 2024
NAL authorizes company laboratories to perform seed quality testing. One of the components of monitoring test quality...
Restructuring customer contact and processes
16 januari 2024
One of the ambitions of Naktuinbouw is to work more customer-oriented. To realise this ambition, we worked on...
Adjustment of tests for tomato and pepper seeds for the Australian market
16 januari 2024
Naktuinbouw Laboratories recently received a notification from the Australian government that Naktuinbouw's protocols...
New Seed-Extract PCR (SE-PCR) tests for lettuce
15 januari 2024
As part of third country requirements, testing protocols have been developed and validated to determine the presence...
New Seed Extract (SE-PCR) tests for tomato and eggplant
12 januari 2024
We are introducing a new real-time RT-PCR to test the presence or absence of Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV) on seeds of...
Biodatabase replaced by OrganicXseeds
12 januari 2024
Naktuinbouw's Biodatabase has been replaced by the OrganicXseeds (OXS) database.
New real-time RT-PCR tests INSV and TSWV for plant material in horticultural crops
18 december 2023
We introduce the new real-time RT-PCR for the detection of INSV and TSWV in horticultural crops. Naktuinbouw...
New Seed Extract (SE-PCR) tests for hemp and alfalfa
14 december 2023
We are introducing a new real-time RT-PCR to test the presence or absence of Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) on seed of...
New blotter method for testing cucurbit seeds
14 december 2023
As of January 1, we introduce a new blotter method to test for the presence or absence of Cladosporium cucumerinum on...
New Seed Extract (SE-PCR) tests for beet
13 december 2023
As of January 1, we will add beet seeds to our Seed-Extract PCR method for testing Tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV) and...
Reflections of expert John van Ruiten in magazine Seed World Europe
9 oktober 2023
The most recent issue (September 2023 - No. 3) of the magazine Seed World Europe includes an article in which our...
VCU now also possible for Hemp varieties for the production of seed and oil from seed
2 oktober 2023
Since this summer, an approved Dutch VCU protocol for hemp varieties for the production of seed and oil from seed is...
Sending plant samples in Bioreba bags to Naktuinbouw Laboratories
6 september 2023
Five years ago Naktuinbouw Laboratories switched to the use of Bioreba bags for all leaf tests for PCR and ELISA...
Change email address team Resistance - Variety Testing
5 september 2023
Do you have questions or requests about resistance tests? From now on, please send this to the new email address:...
Lower fees for genetic identification of raspberry and strawberry varieties this fall
1 september 2023
In recent years, Naktuinbouw has developed genetic identification tools for identifying raspberry and strawberry...
From 1 October new set-up Plant Breeder's Rights training course
16 augustus 2023
Would you like to know more about Plant Breeders' Rights systems? Then follow our extensive and English-language...
Register now for the training course Seed Identification
2 augustus 2023
Our three days training course Seed Identification will be organized on 6-8th November 2023. Registration has been...
Nigerian delegation visits Naktuinbouw
7 juli 2023
A Nigerian delegation visited the Netherlands last week. Key officials from NASC and the Collaborative Seed Programme...
INVITE annual meeting: data sharing and phenotyping
5 juli 2023
From 12 to 14 June, various organisations came together in Barcelona for the European project INVITE. More than 90...