Modern plant breeding for healthy food

Today, new vegetable varieties are created by combining traditional plant breeding with modern analysis methods based on genetic engineering. Using these innovative precision breeding methods, often referred to as smart breeding, Bayer CropScience and its subsidiary Nunhems develop improved vegetable varieties that meet the constantly increasing quality requirements of professional vegetable producers and of consumers. The vegetables have a more distinctive flavor and contribute to a healthier diet. Nunhems is a global vegetable seed specialist and supplier of innovative products, concepts and know-how for commercial fruit and vegetable production. Our cover photo shows Jeanine Derks from the Nunhems research laboratories extracting plant samples for analysis.