Secure breeding knowledge
The most important value of a plant breeding department is stored in knowledge of the plant breeders. As long as that knowledge is not registered and accessible for others and other plant breeders, this value is very vulnerable. When a plant breeder leaves (or in case of another calamity), knowledge literally leaves. Therefore, it is advisable to register the knowledge of the plant breeding department in a way that is well structured and easily accessible (secure plant breeding knowledge). In this way, the preservation of knowledge is secured in case of calamities.
At present, it is possible that the processes of plant breeding are carried out in various manners within one bigger breeding company. Plant breeding companies have a need to uniform the work processes of performing trails, selections and crossings. It should be explicitly noted that a more uniform work process should not lead to restrictions to the creativity of the plant breeder.
Managing the costs of plant breeding
Plant breeding companies intend to manage the costs of plant breeding process in a more effective way. The advantages mentioned above will surely lead to a higher efficiency and a cost reduction of plant breeding activities.