Innovationis in the seed

Società Produttori Sementi S.p.A. Bologna

Through ourvarieties

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The new emerging variety across all durum-growing areas for its “top yielding” performance

High quality semolina

Extraordinary gluten quality

High resistance to diseases

Extraordinary resistance to environmental stresses

One of the most cultivated durum variety in Europe and particularly in Italy

High performance and yield stability

Very good and stable yield in all cultivation areas

Very good adaptability and resistance to common diseases

Extraordinary ear fertility

Early maturity durum wheat with very high yield potential

Good quality and very high yellow index

High resistance to lodging and brown rust

LeVAnteDURUM WHEAT

Very high and stable yield potential, high adaptability to different cultivation conditions

Very good pasta-making quality of semolina to meet industry requirements

Very high yellow index

High resistance to lodging and brown rust

Released to meet the new, improved pasta-making quality targets

Extraordinary yield potential and stable performance

Extraordinary gluten quality

Very high protein content and yellow index

High resistance to lodging and diseases

Specifically developed for its excellent pasta-making quality to produce “premium line” pasta

Very good resistance to drought stress

Good resistance to lodging

Extraordinary combination of quality and performance

Excellent quality properties: high protein content and high yellow index of semolina

Leading variety cultivated under contract exclusively for Barilla

SocietàProduttori Sementi S.p.A. Bologna

Wide adaptability to different environments

High performance and yield stability

High resistance to lodging and low temperatures

High test weight and very high yellow index

Low ash content of semolina

mAeStrALeDURUM WHEAT

Very early flowering durum wheat with high yield potential

High resistance to the main diseases

Good quality and very high yellow index

Extraordinary resistance to environmental stresses

meridiAnoDURUM WHEAT

GreCALeDURUM WHEAT

normAnnoDURUM WHEAT

AureoDURUM WHEAT

SVeVoDURUM WHEAT

SArAGoLLADURUM WHEAT

Innovation, inside

the variety genotype,

is transferred through the seed.

PSB varieties are the final output of an intensive multidisciplinary research activity carried out in tight cooperation with a wide network of highly qualified Italian and foreign research Centers.

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PSB was founded in 1911 and is the oldest Seed Company in Italy dealing with the genetic improvement of common wheat, durum wheat and alfalfa.

The breeding activities lead, as final result, to the release of new, improved varieties, which in turn allows us to transfer the research outcomes to the market. The ultimate goal is to create varieties able to fulfill the needs of farmers, agro-food industry and final consumers. Therefore, selection is carried out in close collaboration with the industrial production world, as “a chain”, thus enabling research to correctly address and respond to the progressive evolution of the market requirements.

PSB is involved in advanced pre-competitive research primarily focused on developing effective breeding tools, such as molecular markers, in order to increase the effectiveness of selection for quality and for resistance to pathogens.

In order to shorten the release of new genetic material, the breeding activities are carried out both in field and under controlled environments, climatic chambers and greenhouses.

PSB has a remarkable phenotyping capacity for the main characters of interest in durum wheat: particular attention is paid to yield, morpho-physiological traits, quality and reactivity to biotic and abiotic stress.

PSB owns experimental stations completely dedicated to research activities and directly manages several other testing sites in Northern, Central and Southern Italy.

Thanks also to the cooperation with many private and public research Institutions worldwide, PSB varieties are tested in several different agro-climatic conditions in the Northern and Southern hemispheres, showing their wide adaptability to different environments.

Nowadays, PSB is a leading Company in wheat breeding, providing a reliable response to market requirements in terms of technological quality of its products, while continuing to pursue its own mission: “Improving agricultural production through research and innovation transfer”.

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