Iribov

Iribov is an international plant breeding support laboratory founded in 1992, employing around 600 people in 4 locations: in The Netherlands (Heerhugowaard), Macedonia (Vinica), Ghana (Sogakope) and Brasil. The services of Iribov can be divided into 4 segments: Initiation, Virus Elimination, Naktuinbouw Elite certified production, Stock Maintainance, Protocol Development, Large Scale Propagation: Gene Bank Storage in Tissue Culture, Interspecific crossing, Embryo Rescue, Mutation Induction, Dihaploid production, Polyploidization, Marker Assisted Breeding, Crispr-Cas (future development): Plant pathogen detection (PCR), Seed quality control, Flowcytometry, Cytology, Biochemical Assays, Bioassays. Hardening: automated planting of tissue culture plants, vertical farm facilities, automated grading and sorting, various growing compartments and -specifications, tailor made growing solutions. The portfolio of Iribov covers over 450 plant species in varieties for the ornamental horticulture, vegetable and (soft)fruit companies and the plantation industry worldwide.