1. Belgian Mums by Gediflora Bernard Chodyla Belgian Mum Technical Support US and Canada

2. Introducing new Belgian mum families

3.  introduced Belgian mums in US and Canada in 1998  Gediflora, Belgium started breeding garden mums in 1982  uses new, innovative breeding methods Breeding

4.  Very passionate about their product  Quality and service oriented  Easy to do business with  Focus 100% on chrysanthemum  Uses very high standards for introducing new varieties Gediflora Company

5. New Belgian Mum introductions = perfect round shape, flexibility, uniformity and long shelf life

6. Introduction of new families for large volume growers. Suitable for natural day and indoor blackout production: - Staviski Family 2011 - 2014 (5) - Jasoda Family 2015 (6) - Mefisto Family 2016 – 2017 (6)

7. Jasoda Family - perfect uniformity and short response time of 6.5 weeks

8. Great for mixed color containers

9. Jasoda family is suitable for pot tight growing. No yellowing of bottom leaves.

10. Perfectly uniform and suitable for all container sizes.

11. Great color retention and shelf life

12. No Pinch! Better branching and uniformity.

13. No pinch (left) vs pinch (right)

14. Mid vigor, no PGRs required

15. Successful crop starts with a perfect plug: 1.5” tall, planted 16-17 days after stick

16. Plant deep for increased plant stability at finish.

17. Jasoda grow schedule, easily programmable under blackout. SizePPP Weeks from stick to root in plug tray Weeks of long days after planting RC Weeks of short days, response time Total grow time from RC Plant diameter at finish Height (from the soil level) Pinch 4.5" (11cm)12.51.56.586"5"no pinch 4.5" (11cm)1direct stick36.59.5 from URC6"5"no pinch 6" (15cm)12.5 6.5911"6.5"no pinch 8" (20cm)12.54.56.51113.5"9"no pinch 10" (25cm)12.58.56.51518"11"no pinch 10" (25cm)32.55.56.51218"11"no pinch 12" (30cm)32.59.56.51624"14"no pinch

18. How the new Belgian mum families will increase profit for the grower and retailer:  No pinch  Less PGRs  Uniform finish  Low shrink  Less damage during shipping  Easily programmable, on time finish

19.  Focus on breeding families  Creating new marketing concepts and programs Future of Belgian mums Toekomst  Introducing new flower types and colors  Improving cutting quality and reliability

20. Bernard@grolink.com