AgriForest Bio-Technologies Ltd., a nursery located in Kelowna, British Columbia, was originally established in 1984 with a mission to provide tissue culture dwarf fruit tree rootstocks to local orchardists. Since then, we have expanded to produce high quality tissue culture Shade trees, Ornamental shrubs, Roses, Clematis, Lilacs, Saskatoon berries, and Nutraceutical Plants. The list does not stop there! Our Research and Development department is constantly working on developing new tissue culture varieties. Producing over a million plants, AgriForest is now one of the largest suppliers of tissue culture plants in North America.
The AgriForest Wholesale Division caters to nurseries and garden
centres, and is committed to providing AgriForest customers with high quality tissue culture plants!
AgriForest's tissue culture plants have many advantages over conventionally produced ones. Our plants:
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are guaranteed to be disease free
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have a more fibrous, healthier root system free of any root rot problems
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exhibit a denser, bushier branching habit
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are characterised by more vigorous growth after transplanting
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have a higher survival rate
Custom Propagation Services and DNA Fingerprinting
AgriForest also undertakes custom propagation projects for growers who want to commercialise a new variety, or have plants they find difficult to propagate conventionally, as tissue culture is often quite successful in propagating these varieties.
Projects of which we are especially proud include the development of tissue culture protocol for the production of Flower Carpet Roses marketed by Pan American Nursery Products. Also, we have used our tissue culture technology to bring to market the hardy Explorer, Parkland, and Morden Series Roses developed by Agriculture Canada.
A DNA fingerprinting project, funded by the Science Council of BC and conducted in collaboration with Agriculture Canada, now allows AgriForest to identify plant varieties and find out if they are true to type. This provides a useful tool for orchardists and nurseries, as well as for growers interested in filing patents for proprietary plant varieties.
Our Achievements
AgriForest holds patents for its tissue culture process in Canada, the US, and Europe. Last year, AgriForest was proud to be a finalist for the 'Business Excellence Awards', sponsored by the Business Development Bank of Canada and the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce. In the past, we have received several awards for our tissue culture products including the 'New BC Product Award' from the BC Chamber of Commerce, and the 'Award for Best Business Achievement' from the government of BC.
AgriForest is proud to be in the forefront of developing an innovative technology that benefits the agriculture, horticulture, and forestry industries by supplying nurseries with high quality products and services.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in AgriForest Bio-Technologies and for your patronage. We invite you to browse our
Wholesale product catalogues or to
contact us to discuss your specific needs. We also extend a warm welcome to visit us whenever you are in the Okanagan Valley, we will gladly show you our new facilities!
