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Seminis Protected Culture
Seminis, the vegetable seed division of Monsanto, is the world’s leading developer, producer and marketer of vegetable seeds. Seminis was formed in 1995 through the merger of three industry-leading international vegetable seed companies – Petoseed, Royal Sluis and Asgrow Vegetable Seeds. In 2005, Seminis became part of the Monsanto Company. Seminis operates in 150 countries and territories around the world.
Seminis has long been an industry leader in the protected culture market, particularly in Europe where its products were previously marketed under the Bruinsma Seeds brand. Now, working closely with North American greenhouse growers, Seminis is breeding varieties to provide growers with new solutions to satisfy their unique needs and to provide consumers with new healthy choices.
Seminis offers a versatile range of tomato, sweet pepper and cucumber varieties to fit the individual needs of greenhouse growers in Canada and the United States.
Seminis Team - US / Canada
Joep van de Burgt – Sales Manager NAFTA
Joep van de Burgt, who joined Seminis is 2001, has focused his efforts to working one-on-one with North American growers to help them select the varieties that are best suited for their individual growing needs. Van de Burgt has over 25 years of experience in the protected culture industry both in NAFTA and Europe.
Sana Sardar – Technical Sales Manager
The newest member of the Seminis Protected Culture Team, Sana Sardar has worked as a senior grower/agronomist at one of the largest greenhouse operations in Ontario, Canada. Sardar has extensive experience in the organization of screening for new genotypes in tomatoes and peppers. He has excellent knowledge of plant protection based upon integrated pest management under controlled environmental conditions.
