For each research project,
Doriane brings 30 years
of IT for vegetal research.

What is Semillas Fitó ?

Semillas Fitó is the first spanish independant seed company founded in 1880. The Research Department of FITO SEMILLAS works on plant breeding and agronomy testing for annual crops, notably farm crops as corn and hybrids and autogamous vegetable crops. Since 2009, the R&D department is using RnDExp® Custom, centralized IT system, with a specific configuration to fit the needs of their Breeding department.

Semillas Fitó in few words: 

• 12 R&D stations in Europe, Mid Orient, Africa and America 
• 3 breeding stations
• 1 Biotechnology lab (MM, Pathology, Tissue Culture)
• 2 Breeding teams: Field crops and Vegetables
• Field crops: forage corn, grain corn, sunflower, sorghum, forage...
• Vegetable products: eggplants, pepper, tomatoes, cucumber, leguminous, others...

RnDExp® Custom for Breeding and Testing Activities

CHALLENGE

Required Solution

? Secure global solution that allows data sharing and control

? Solution that is consistent with the breeders’ work and data management involving breeding and testing

? Solution enabling simplification and homogenization of breeding data management with perfect traceability of germplasm inventory movements

SOLUTION

Implementation Solution

✔ Implementation of corn research software with an already integrated and configured database

✔ The project for Corn and Vegetables has been conducted separately

✔ Training of an internal "RndExp -Administrator" for company autonomy and evolution of the configuration.

RESULTS

Successes of Solution

♥ Quick implementation of the software

♥ Management of product development with multi year and multi location comparisons.

♥ Integration of all  the  activities with Corn breeding processes : biotech, testing, research for production, product development.