Seeds

• • Beets
  • • Sugar beet

    • Deleplanque produces sugar beetroot seeds in 4 regions and has 2 sugar beetroot seed stations, with Manosque and Villefollet, which is unique in France. Beauce region is dedicated to the production of multi-germ seed varieties, and Brittany to the nursery plants, for the production of stecklings which are then transplanted. Provence and Deux-Sèvres areas concentrate on growing commercial mono-germ seeds and experiments.

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  • • Fodder beet
• • CEREALS
  • • Hybrid rye

    • Deleplanque has been involved in the production of hybrid rye seed since 1985. All productions are carried out in Beauce. In pre-bases and bases, the strip production scheme is required. Certified hybrid rye seed is multiplied by sowing a technical blend of 95% DM and 5% fertility restoring line.

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  • • Hybrid triticale

    • With 30 years of experience in the production of hybrid rye seed, the company is interested in hybrid triticale, the first trials of which started in 2012. Triticale certified seeds are produced in the ‘Deux-Sèvres’ département, close to Villefollet station.

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• • OILSEEDS
  • • Winter rape

    • Production of our winter rapeseeds are located in the south-east and south-west, two regions where harvesting starts from mid-June.

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  • • Spring rape

    • The spring hybrid rapeseeds are produced in Hauts-de-France, Normandy and Brittany, close to the coastline. These choices aim to limit stress as much as possible and to benefit from rainfall climatology and temperatures which rarely exceed 25ºC. These regions also have the advantage of being unharmed by winter rape and destructive insects such as pollen beetles or seed pod weevils.

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  • • Soya

    • In 2017, Deleplanque began producing soya seeds which it distributed in the French market. The early ripening cycles vary from group 000(0) to group 1. The production of different varieties are arranged near the seed facility of Villefollet, where the seeds are worked on.

  • • Sunflower hybrids

    • Deleplanque has produced sunflower seeds since 2013 in Provence, around Manosque, and in Poitou-Charentes near Villefollet station. The production of seeds are entrusted to growers equipped with irrigation in order to ensure staggered sowing, and available during the roguing period. All these interventions are supervised by our technical teams. Deleplanque ensures drying of the harvested seeds of hybrid sunflowers on industrial sites. The seeds are delivered to clients, whether untreated or after the sorting, calibration and treatment operations piloted in Villefollet seed facility.

• • VEGETABLE SEEDS
  • • Spinach

    • Most production of spinach seeds in Europe is carried out in Denmark in the regions where spring rapeseeds are also produced. Based on this observations, we have implemented different production tests in our spring rapeseed production areas (Hauts-de-France and Brittany coastlines) on latitudes which are slightly lower than in Denmark and in areas with a gentle climate and which are not overly stressful. The results are very conclusive and the first commercial productions of spinach seeds sown in 2017 confirm the interest of these new production areas; a real alternative to the concentration of spinach production in Northern Europe.

  • • Vining pea

    • In 2014, Deleplanque diversified its expertise in seed production and became interested in producing vegetable seeds. Near large crop species, the pea was quickly ordered to be the first vegetable to produce. Today, we have increased seed production of vining peas on behalf of different major breeders and in three large regions: Beauce, Poitou-Charentes and Picardy/Champagne. This regional diversity ensures a distribution of production risk for our clients and also allows us to respond to different types of early ripening. The harvesting of vining peas can be delivered dry or can even be separated, treated and conditioned depending on the specifications.

  • • Vegetable radish

    • Over the last few years, the production of lined and hybrid radish seeds has practically disappeared from the French countryside. The cause: pressure from insects, pollen beetles in particular, has become out of control. Deleplanque has decided to run several production tests in Brittany, a region with a gentle climate and without pressure from pollen beetles. The positive results from these trials have led to the first commercial productions of European radishes in 2017, with excellent results in terms of resistance to disease. Other tests run in 2017 on Daikon radishes are particularly promising and will allow for production to be implemented from 2018.

  • • Chickpea

    • In 2017, Deleplanque began production of chickpea seeds to introduce them into the French market. To split up the production risk, the multiplication is carried out in the Manosque and Villefollet areas, where the harvests will also be worked on.

  • • Rocket

    • 2017 marks the first harvest of rocket seeds in Deleplanque. Production has been implemented in Provence, where agro-climatic conditions are favourable for the growth of this garden plant species. The rocket seeds have been harvested in July after swathing, and the first results are extremely satisfactory, both in quality and in quantity, which confirms the perfect harmony between the region and the requirements for growing rocket.

• • CORN - SORGHUM
  • • Sorghum

    • The multiplication of sorghum began in 2016 in Provence, a suitable region for growing sorghum. The first results are very satisfactory and making our network of seed growing farmers available to our different clients allow us to glimpse real prospects for development in Provence.

• • Fodder plants
  • • Abyssinian mustard

    • For 3 years now, Deleplanque has ensured production of its Abyssinian mustard seeds, sold purely but also main componant of Carinazote and Abynazote blends.

      Its agricultural characteristics have pushed the company to research regions with gentle climates, which are not sensitive to frost and with sufficient rain levels, in order to ensure a cycle of 11 months. The seed multiplication is from this point forward concentrated in Normandy and in the Hauts-de-France, in plots close to the coastline.

• • Bird seed
  • • Millet

    • Deleplanque ensures the implementation of production contracts for seeds which are intended to the birdseed market. The similarities among this type of production and the production of seeds have led the company to invest in these niche markets. The constraints and requests are in fact very close:

      • obligation for identification and traceability, with management by lot (allotted production)
      • compliance with the demanding specifications of each client

      The production of, for example, millet or sunflower seeds are located at farms equipped with the capabilities for drying and pre-cleaning or are even concentrated around our industrial tool of Villefollet, where we have all the equipment needed to satisfy the specifications of our clients.

  • • White sunflower

    • Deleplanque ensures the implementation of production contracts for seeds which are intended to the birdseed market. The similarities among this type of production and the production of seeds have led the company to invest in these niche markets. The constraints and requests are in fact very close:

      • obligation for identification and traceability, with management by lot (allotted production)
      • compliance with the demanding specifications of each client

      The production of, for example, millet or sunflower seeds are located at farms equipped with the capabilities for drying and pre-cleaning or are even concentrated around our industrial tool of Villefollet, where we have all the equipment needed to satisfy the specifications of our clients.