Biotech Updates

Purple Sprouting Broccoli Nominated in Innovation Award

February 3, 2012

Purple sprouting broccoli Santee developed by Bejo Zagen, Netherlands, has been nominated for the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2012. Santee has high content of naturally occurring glucosinolates, which are organic compounds associated with reduced risk of cancer. Several tests have proven that Santee could produce high levels of glucosinolates in different seasons and climates, compared with conventional green broccoli varieties.

Read the original article in German at http://www.agf.nl/nieuwsbericht_detail.asp?id=79666. The other nominees are posted at http://www.fruitlogistica.de/en/PressService/PressReleases/index.jsp?lang=en&id=154624. Winning technology will be announced on February 10, 2012, during the trade fair of Fruit Logistica in Berlin, Germany.