Želešice Plant Breeding Station

Development of new genotypes

It focuses primarily on forage crops (alfalfa, sainfoin, white clover, Italian and annual ryegrass, common bent, lacy phacelia), triticale, and medicinal and aromatic plants.

Performance trials for triticale, wheat, and winter barley are also established at the station.

Newly registered varieties

In 2006, the new alfalfa variety Kamila was registered
In 2008, the alfalfa variety Litava
In 2009, the alfalfa varieties Holyna and Tereza, the lacy phacelia Meva, and the white clover Bobr
In 2010, the lacy phacelia Vega
In 2014, the winter triticale Kvido
In 2016, the foxtail millet Simon
In 2016, the proso millet Rupro
In 2017, the alfalfa Aneta
In 2017, the alfalfa Nora
In 2018, the alfalfa Vendulka
In 2019, the foxtail millet Agal
In 2019, the annual ryegrass Marek
In 2020, the sainfoin varieties Maty and Horal
In 2021, the alfalfa Dorka
In 2023, the sorghum Zeran

Maintenance breeding

We perform this for 22 varieties of forage crops and 22 species of medicinal and aromatic plants.

Other activities

We sell seeds for forage crops, medicinal plants, and grass mixtures.
We sell fruit (cherries, apricots, peaches, and apples)
We provide custom seed drying and cleaning services
We also grow seed-grade feed wheat, malting barley, mustard, phacelia, millet, etc.
We provide advisory services for crop cultivation and plant protection.

Offer for multiplication

We offer seed multiplication for white mustard, alfalfa, lacy phacelia, sainfoin, and annual and hybrid ryegrass.

Natural conditions

Sugar beet production area, barley subtype
Soil type is brown earth significantly depleted by erosion
Altitude: 206 m
Thirty-year average values: temperature 9.3°C and precipitation 511 mm

Selective focus shot of wheat branches growing in the field

Contacts

A total of 20 employees work at the station: 7 technicians and 13 workers

Head of Station, Agronomist

Ing. Zdeněk Janča
tel: 603 809 827

Head of Breeding Department

Ing. Robert Dulík
breeding, plant protection
tel: 739 570 461

Accountant

Lenka Nováková

Breeders

Ing. Zdenka Fridrichová
medicinal and aromatic plants
tel: 733 534 272

Independent Laboratory Technician

Alena Straková

Seed Cleaning Department

Ing. Robert Dulík
tel: 739 570 461

History of the Želešice Plant Breeding Station

1877: Fruit nurseries established by Friedrich Wanieck
After 1945: Expanded to include the holdings of the Hajany State Farm and the Želešice JZD
1965: The enterprise was incorporated into the Breeding and Seed Enterprise in Brno
1967: Forage crop breeding commenced in Želešice
1974: The current building of the breeding station was constructed
1977: The Želešice Station was included in the OSEVA production-economic unit and became part of the Research and Breeding Institute for Forage Crops in Troubsko
1995: Following privatization, the Želešice Station was integrated into AGROGEN, spol. s r.o. along with the Slavice Station and part of the Troubsko Research Station