The development of the New Zealand vegetable seed industry and future opportunities

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  • J. Mckay

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https://doi.org/10.33584/rps.14.2008.3179

Abstract

Vegetable seed has been produced in New Zealand for over a century. In the late 1900s the potential for global trade was realised and Canterbury has become the major area of vegetable seed production in New Zealand. The main species involved are onion, baby leaf vegetables, sweet corn and brassica. Squash, capsicum, tomato, lettuce and telegraph cucumber are also important. This paper outlines the development of the vegetable seed industry in New Zealand and suggests that future requirements to meet increasing demand for high quality seed will be irrigation and mechanisation.

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2010-01-01

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Mckay, J. (2010). The development of the New Zealand vegetable seed industry and future opportunities. NZGA: Research and Practice Series, 14, 101–104. https://doi.org/10.33584/rps.14.2008.3179

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Vol. 14 (2008): Seed Symposium: Seeds for Futures

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