At the Pollen Amphacademy 2025, industry experts shared how pollen knowledge translates directly into better seed production.
The program spanned topics from managing pollination under climate stress and cold-tolerant chickpea breeding, to boosting olive yields in marginal environments and applying pollen mapping for carrots and brassicas. With PanAmerican Seed presenting their global rollout of pollen quality monitoring, the event clearly demonstrated how leading companies turn reproductive insights into tangible gains in efficiency, reliability, and sustainability.
Session Recordings
Day 1
Fertilized Knowledge - Harnessing the Power of Pollen Quality Screening
Jörg Schrickel, AMPHASYS – Switzerland
Learn how systematic pollen quality monitoring improves breeding and seed production results by guiding pollination strategies, male-to-female ratios, and crop placement.
Impedance flow cytometry to dissect variation and predict regenerative potential in B. napus microspores and protoplasts
Robin Lardon, HortiCell (UGent) – Belgium
Discover how flow cytometry helps optimize doubled haploid production by analyzing microspore and protoplast cultures for viability and embryogenesis potential.
The Impact of Climate Change on Seed Production – Strategies for the Future
Panel Discussion moderated by Jan Droppers with experts from Enza Zaden, Rijk Zwaan, Black Venture Farm, Solanum, Radboud University, Amphasys
An interactive debate on how climate change affects seed production worldwide and which strategies breeders and producers are developing to adapt.
Day 2
Can Impedance-Based Pollen Viability Measurements Improve Chilling Tolerance Screening in Chickpea?
Amanuel Bekuma, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development – Australia
Case study on screening 216 chickpea genotypes for cold tolerance, showing how pollen viability predicts yield losses under chilling stress.
The Role of Pollen Viability in Olive Production, in the World’s Northernmost Cultivation Area
Michele Faralli, University of Trento – Italy
How pollen performance influences fertilization success in high-latitude olive orchards, with strategies for sustainable production in marginal climates.
Pollen Mapping for Seed Success: Tracking Abiotic Stress and Improving Pollen Quality in Carrots and Brassicas
Michiel Bruggeman, Bee-Tech Group – South Africa
Insights into linking pollen quality with abiotic stress factors, optimizing planting windows, and applying biostimulants to protect pollen viability.
Implementing Amphasys Technology in Flower Seed Production at PanAmerican Seed
Andrea Riera, PanAmerican Seed – Costa Rica & Nicholas Genna, PanAmerican Seed – USA
How PanAmerican Seed rolled out pollen quality monitoring globally, transforming their flower seed production through real-time data.
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