Salinas, California
October 14, 1989Sakata broadens its genetic position
to include the Short Day and Intermediate Day Onion Market.
Sakata
Seed America has acquired Shamrock' s Onion Program and foreign distribution rights.
Shamrock will maintain exclusive distribution in Canada, the United
States,
and Mexico on all commercial, pre-commercial, and current advanced experimental onion
lines. |
Sakata will take over Shamrock's onion distribution outside the above mentioned territory
as well as the direction and efforts of the research program.Shamrock's
onion program was founded in 1984 and was broadened by the acquisition of the
Nickerson-Zwaan onion program in 1989.
The onion program is focused on short day and
intermediate day onions, with emphasis on disease resistance breeding. |
"The acquisition of the Shamrock
Onion Program fits well into the ongoing diversification of Sakata's vegetable product
line.
We view this program as a benefit to growers worldwide", stated Paul Bennett,
Executive Vice President of Sakata Seed America.
Sakata Seed America is a leader in the U.S. vegetable seed market
and is a subsidiary of the globally dominant Sakata Seed Corporation. |
