Staphyt has integrated the three subsidiaries of the Héliantis Group, expanding its seed research and production capabilities in Europe. The addition of new French sites increases Staphyt’s network to 25 seed stations in 12 countries and over 300,000 microplots. The group now offers extended seed services, including production, varietal trials, stress testing, and multiplication.
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Staphyt has integrated the three subsidiaries of the Héliantis Group, a French company specializing in agricultural seed testing and production. The sites are located in the Rhône-Alpes, Occitanie, and Atlantique Vendée regions.
This integration expands Staphyt’s seed-related activities in Europe, adding seed production to its existing services. The Héliantis experimental units will continue to be managed by their current owners, including the Neyron brothers at the Saint-Paul-Lès-Romans station.
Staphyt now operates 25 seed stations in 12 countries, increasing its varietal experimentation capacity and bringing the total number of microplots in Europe to over 300,000.
Seed Services Overview
Staphyt’s expanded seed services now cover seed production, varietal and line screening, registration and post-registration trials, disease trials, abiotic stress and density trials, seed multiplication, and seed treatment evaluation.
Production Capabilities
The integration of Héliantis adds three French production sites with SEMAE-approved facilities, enabling traditional and nursery seed production, production research, tunnel and open-field work, and the production of sunflower, cereal, oilseed, sorghum, maize, and vegetable seeds.
Staphyt now produces sunflower, cereal, oilseed, sorghum, maize, and vegetable seeds.
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