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VALTRAPower PartnerVALTRACTCassini & Tonolo LtdMakasembo RoadP.O. Box 936 – 40100KisumuTel: 057-2024438Mobile: 0736-600909 / 0727-695120Email: info@valtract.comwww.valtra.com.br
Introduces Seed portfolio in itsproducts capElgon Kenya Ltd hasadded yet another featherin its products cap withthe introduction of aseed department.In a country where farmingactivities are increasing andalso being embraced ascommercial undertakings,lack of good certifiedseeds has always beena major challenge.With this in mind ElgonKenya has risen to theoccasion to help farmers’access high quality seeds.The company can nowconfirm the availabilityof a wide variety of OPs(open pollinated) and someextremely good performinghybrids of various vegetabletypes including carrots,cabbages, coriander,tomatoes, sweet pepper andwatermelon among others.Elgon Kenya Seeds ManagerMr. Manish Tyagi is assuringthat all company’s productsare genetically pure and goeson selling after trials inthe different climatic areaswhere its Agronomist arebased to conduct seed trialsand guide farmers on thebest seed and crop growingtechniques and skills.Elgon Kenya sources anddevelops the seeds fromvery reliable research basedcompanies all over the world.Hybrids strong edgeover Ops: Mr. Manishexpounded the facts;Generally Hybrid seeds havealways had an edge overOP variety seeds owing tohybrids wider adaptability,better disease tolerance andhigh yields in shorter times.CUCUMBER- ELGONCH 09- This hybrid is welltested in different weatherconditions of Kenya andhas been found suitable forboth open and tunnel (GreenHouse) planting. It’s a uniquehybrid that can performwell under high temperaturevariations from 10 degreesto 40 degrees centigrade.The hybrid is semideterminatetype a quickyielder, starts flowering inaround 35 days, fruiting in 45days and yielding in 60-65days: it continues to give highyield for next 75-80 days.Fruit color is dark green,tender rind, sweet in taste andsuitable to local market andexport also. Average (avg.),Fruit length is 18-20cm withavg. fruit wt. of 250 Gms.Elgon Cucumber CH 09 ishighly tolerant to some ofthe major crop diseases suchas Anthracnose, Powderyand Downy Mildew.Preferred Growing conditionfor Cucumbers is warmweather and minimumsunlight requirement is 7-8hrs, suitable soil temp. is70 degrees Fahrenheit andsoil ph should be 6.5. It isbetter to shield the cropfrom frost conditions.ELGON CH 09 growsin spacing of row to row of3-4 ft. and plant to plant at1-2 ft. This means per acreplant could be more and upto 9000 plants that willadd yield by 20% or more.WATER MELON– After vigorous testing,the company has come upwith two synchronized highyielder hybrids in sugarbaby segment that aretotal resistant to majorproblem of Fusarium Wilt.1. BLACKBALL F1– Thishigh yielding hybrid is darkgreen in color with avg. fruitwt. around 6-8 kg. Goodshelf life and sweet in taste.Avg. 2 fruits per plant. Itmatures in 90 days. Showsvery synchronized harvestingof total yield in 2 pickingsresulting in less labour cost.<strong>Nov</strong>ember - <strong>December</strong> 2012For leads in Horticulture29
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