PLANT SCIENCES, INC
WATSONVILLE, CA

Mission About Plant Sciences From humble beginnings in a home office and lab facility in 1985, Plant Sciences, Inc. has emerged as a premier agricultural research company with a multinational clientele. Plant Sciences, Inc. is committed to research and development in many areas including plant breeding, plant tissue culture, seed production, crop growing techniques, and pest management. Plant Sciences, Inc. has served the agricultural research and consulting needs of national and international clients for more than 25 years. Our experience has proven that long-term loyalty and commitment are vital in today’s competitive markets. We seek to develop a strong mutual trust, and to conduct the business of each client with confidentiality and technical excellence. After twenty-six years, the company has expanded to multiple departments in three main locations: a primary research center in Watsonville, California and nursery plant propagation facilities in Macdoel, California and Manteca, California. Our research facilities include state-of-the-art laboratories, greenhouses, and research farms. These facilities, combined with up-to-date equipment and technical information, enable us to perform efficiently and effectively. Plant Sciences, Inc. has demonstrated its dedication to providing products and services that enable our clients to maintain a competitive advantage in an increasingly demanding world marketplace. In order to further strengthen our products and services, we have formed alliances with many of the world’s leading agricultural companies. Founder and Chairman of the Board Richard D. Nelson, Ph.D., continues to develop his long-term vision of pursuing excellence in agricultural research and consultation. With the strong contributions of its scientists and support staff, Plant Sciences, Inc. continues to serve the global agricultural community with the highest level of integrity possible. Seed Production Production Plant Sciences, Inc. produces many plants and seeds each year to meet client needs. To learn more, please select one of the links to the left. Plant Sciences, Inc. is a leading developer of new technology that is behind the success of many strawberry, raspberry, artichoke, and blackberry producers worldwide. Foundational to the success of this technology at Plant Sciences, Inc is the fully equipped, in-house Tissue Culture Department and expert scientists that run the lab. To learn more about these elements of Plant Sciences, Inc., please select one of the links to the left. Plant Sciences, Inc. has a long history of working outside of the USA with clients and partners located in nearly all corners of the globe. In 2011, PSI is in partnership with companies in all of North America, the Hawaiian Islands, Central America, South America, Northern and South Africa, throughout Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East and Australia. Plant Sciences, Inc. provides much of the plant material for these international clients directly from its nursery production sites in California, and additionally works closely with expert plant propagators within these many regions of the world to meet the plant demand and need of its clients for every crop offered by the company. In 2011, Plant Sciences will produce, in conjunction with our propagation partners, many tens of millions of plants for our clients located outside the USA. Plant Sciences is enthusiastic about the current crop portfolio it offers its club of international participants and anticipates adding to this portfolio in many ways in the near future and over many more decades to come. The ultimate goal of the International team at Plant Sciences is to develop and provide proprietary plant and seed material that will position our Club partners and clients for consistent success in their markets. , an international organization dedicated to serving orphans in need around the world. As an agricultural partner, PSI seeks to amplify Lifesong's effectiveness in serving the world's orphans by targeting and supporting specific agricultural needs such as sustainable development in food production and teaching sustainable skills to provide a future and a hope for the orphans and their communities. PSI supports lifesong in these specific areas: Provide future employment for orphans as they grown into adults Establish sustainable businesses to help fund on-going orphan care The Lifesong orphan camp in Kharkov, Ukraine is located near the northeast border of the country, close to Russia (approximate latitude 50 degrees north). To the west, Ukraine is bordered by Belarus, Poland, Romania and Moldova. The orphan camp serves 1,200 children from seven national orphanages during their one-week furlough from the institutions. The director, Denis Poshelok (a horse veterinarian), and his family and staff (many of which are orphan grads) provide a safe haven for groups of 50+ children each week. They are surrounded by a loving staff, the adventure of horsemanship, sports activities and music. The camp provides a nurturing environment of small groups with one-on-one contact, which is rarely experienced in a large orphan institution. Camp experiences leave lasting impressions, and many of the children aging out of these Ukrainian orphanages then seek out Lifesong Transitional Home Ministries. These are safe homes in which older orphans live during the aging-out, transitional year. House parents mentor up to 12 orphans per house, providing care and support within a spiritual foundation. PSI’s alliance of partners and the Lifesong Ukraine farm have initiated a 5-acre strawberry and raspberry trial farm in Kharkov. The goal is to build a sustainable, world-class farm to train the older orphans who have an interest in horticulture, sales and marketing to provide a sustainable source of funds for the camp. In 2011, PSI evaluated the farm site and soils. In 2012, PSI and its partner El Pinar Medioambiente in Spain assisted Lifesong Ukraine in establishing a trial nursery for strawberry varieties. In addition, raspberry trials were started for fruit production. Attorney Ronald Korenstra (from Algemeen Octrooi- en Merkenbureau in the Netherlands) assisted with direction and support in the arena of Plant Variety Protection in Ukraine, which is currently underway for four berry varieties. In 2013, the nursery plans were replaced with the vision of a commercial berry farm, after finding that PSI raspberry varieties excelled even in the harsh winters of Lifesong Ukraine’s latitude! Market trials were promising and hydroponic trials were also initiated. We are encouraged by the installation of high tunnels for plant/fruit protection, and plans for expansion of the farm in 2014.