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| 1910 | Beginning of the multiplication of seeds of Swedish cereal varieties within the scope of the Deutsch-Schwedische Saatzucht GmbH (founded in 1920) | |
| 1928 | After the bankruptcy of this company: Foundation of the Norddeutsche Saatbau AG for the marketing of Swedish varieties in Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg, Pomerania, Brandenburg, Border March based on a contract with Svalöf. Head of Plant Breeding: Mr. Schneider | |
| 1938 | Transformation into Norddeutsche Saatzucht KG v. Schultz-Granskevitz | |
| Until 1945 |
Own varieties: spring barley Morgenrot, Siegeshafer, peas Nordsaat and Lucienhofer winter peas. Maintenance breeding and marketing of Swedish varieties of winter wheat, oat, spring barley, peas, sweet vetch, rape and fodder beet. Seed multiplication on up to 15,000 ha.
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| 1945/46 | Expropriation and escape to Waterneverstorff/Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Granskevitz | Waterneverstorff | |
| Establishment of a nationalised farm with a Plant Breeding Station. | Transfer of the breeding station of Granskevitz to Waterneverstorff
Sept. 1946 Foundation of Nordsaat Saatzucht GmbH |
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| 1947 | Head: Prof. Dr. Klaus von Rosenstiel | |
| 1956 | Start of maize breeding substantial intensification in 1970 |
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| Until 1961 | Further development of the existing breeding material. | |
| 1965 | Nordsaat becomes a founder member of Saaten-Union GmbH | |
| 1981 | Start of winter barley breeding at Gudow | |
| 1982 | Resumption of oat breeding | |
| 1991 | Nordsaat buys the plant breeders
The company""s headquarter is transferred from Waterneverstorff to Böhnshausen/Langenstein and the cereal breeding to Granskevitz and Böhnshausen. |
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Varieties
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