Iribov is an international plant breeding support laboratory founded in 1992, employing around 600 people in 3 locations: in The Netherlands (Heerhugowaard), Macedonia (Vinica) and Ghana (Sogakope). The services of Iribov can be divided into 4 segments: ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ง๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: Initiation, Virus Elimination, Naktuinbouw Elite certified production, Stock Maintainance, Protocol Development, Large Scale Propagation. ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐: Gene Bank Storage in Tissue Culture, Interspecific crossing, Embryo Rescue, Mutation Induction, Dihaploid production, Polyploidization, Marker Assisted Breeding, Crispr-Cas (future development). ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐: 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 10.000 varieties for the ornamental horticulture, vegetable and (soft)fruit companies and the plantation industry worldwide.
