Viljamovka pear seedling in highest demand - Products of Agro kalem-plod nursery from Konjuh highly valued around the world

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Thanks to climate conditions and hard-working people, the village of Konjuh, some twenty kilometers away from Krusevac, is famous for the production of grafted vines and fruit tree seedlings. These seedlings have made Konjuh famous not only in Serbia, but also all around the world.

Workers at the Agro kalem-plod nursery in Konjuh are hastily preparing for another "match" against European manufacturers. This year, between January 22 and 25, this plant nursery will be exhibiting products at the International Horticulture Fair in Essen, Germany. The aim of this company is to get as many people as possible interested in its products and, thus, expand the market and increase the sales.

The plant nursery Agro kalem-plod, built on a long family tradition of producing fruit seedlings, grafted vines and roses, is situated in the valley of the Zapadna Morava River, on an extremely fertile soil. They say that their seedlings are or excellent quality, a proof of which are numerous satisfied customers.

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- All our seedlings are of certified categories. The nursery annually produces about 400,000 rootstocks and 1,200,000 buds on an area spanning four hectares - Radomir Savic, director of the plant nursery, says to eKapija.

Seedlings are grown on a six-hectare area, with apple, pear and plum tree seedlings being the most common, followed by apricot, cherry, peach, sour cherry, quince, medlar, chestnut and walnut tree seedlings. Annually, this nursery produces about 300,000 seedlings.

- We also produce about 100,000 grafted vines and the same number of rose seedlings per year – Savic adds.

One of the seedlings in the highest demand in the past few years is Viljamovka pear, with quince used as the rootstock and Kaludjerka pear grafted onto it.

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Their customers are mainly fruit growers and agricultural pharmacies. In 2012, their largest export markets for seedlings were Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro, whereas the largest export market for roses was Poland.

- In order to boost our sales last year, we took part in the international fair Fruit Logistica 2012, which was held in Berlin between February 8 and 12, as well as in agricultural fairs in Novi Sad and Kragujevac - says our interlocutor.