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The company started its business in vegetable crops in 1973
with having 10 products in its portfolio and virtue of its
continuous R&D efforts it has developed 38 hybrids and 26
superior open pollinated varieties in all major high value
vegetable crops like Okra, Bottle gourd, Bitter gourd,
Cabbage, Cauliflower, Egg Plant, Ridge gourd, Sponge gourd,
Tomato, Hot pepper etc. This was mainly possible with the
efficient and learned Scientists team work.
The SUNGRO has become a member of Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds
Company (Mahyco), the top most Indian Seeds company owned by
Mr. Barwale family. Although, SUNGRO will continue to maintain
its own identity, its stands greatly benefited by the strong
technical backing with the latest technology, supported with
modern facilities of MAHYCO. The far flung administrative
infrastructure is also now available to SUNGRO to sort out and
deal more speedily with all types of issues within the country
and abroad. The Sungro is expected to take further strides in
the progress.
The company has research, trial grounds and
production centres in all the important agro-climatic zones of
the country. Company carries out very extensive testing of
cultivars for their different trades. Sungro's strong R&D
group has very successfully utilized the tools of breeding by
evolving new and improved varieties and hybrids. SUNGRO offers
to the trade about 25 kinds and more than hundred varieties
and hybrids of vegetables.
Company's strong faith in quality, confidentiality, purity and
efficient service has provided us with very valuable export
seed production contracts for hybrids from many leading seed
companies of USA, Japan, France, etc.
The company has plans to improve its existing lines, and to
breed new hybrids in the crops like cauliflower, cabbage,
carrot, tomato, Eggplant, radish, ridge gourd, bottle gourd,
bitter gourd, chilli etc. The company has R&D facilities in
different agroclimatic zones of country as per specific crops
like Kullu (H.P.) for cole crops, Delhi for tropical
vegetables and Ranebennur (Karnataka) for Solanaceous,
cucurbits & okra etc.
The Sungro Seeds Ltd. has sizable market share in cabbage,
cauliflower, radish, tomato, Eggplant, cucumber etc. The
company has developed hybrids in cauliflower, radish &
cabbage. Thus, the company can save valuable revenue because
at present hybrids in these crops are being imported. Now the
company is focusing to develop hybrids in major high value
vegetable having more value added traits e.g. multiple disease
resistance, heat/cold, drought resistance, better self life /
transportability & nutritional value etc. Sungro's products
are doing well in many European & Asian countries and
exporting seeds to them.
The Sungro seeds is the first and foremost company in India
to develop and commercialize the hybrids in crops. These
hybrids have been developed using in indigenous lines /
germplasm, therefore are highly adaptable to Indian climatic
conditions. At present cent-percent hybrids of these crops are
being imported at very higher cost and always we have to
depend for supply on our suppliers. These hybrids not only we
will be able to save valuable foreign revenue but also we will
have continuous availability of products. Now these hybrids
are available to Indian farmers at very reasonable prices.
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