Iribov is an international plant breeding support laboratory founded in 1992, employing around 600 people in 4 locations: in The Netherlands (Heerhugowaard), Macedonia (Vinica), Ghana (Sogakope) and Brasil. 

The services of Iribov can be divided into 4 segments: 

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Initiation, Virus Elimination, Naktuinbouw Elite certified production, Stock Maintainance, Protocol Development, Large Scale Propagation. 

𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: Gene Bank Storage in Tissue Culture, Interspecific crossing, Embryo Rescue, Mutation Induction, Dihaploid production, Polyploidization, Marker Assisted Breeding, Crispr-Cas (future development). 

𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀: 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.

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