SEED PRODUCTION THROUGH FARMER CONTRACTS
As a seed compnay, Canadian Carnation Company (CCC) produces grain to manufacture starch, saponins, protein and smaller contents of the carnation grain such as antioxidants and peptides. CCC could also produce emulsifiers for food or technical applications. Seed is produced through farmer contracts. CCC offers farmers one year contracts and provides the seed as well as the consulting for growing the crop. The seed supply is part of the contract, so the risk for the farmer is low. The farmer is paid for the amount of cleaned seed that he can deliver to CCC. In normal years, a price similar to canola will be paid to the farmer per every tonne of seed.
DOUBEL HAPLOID LINES
CCC has produced a large number of double haploid plant lines which are used for the breeding process. By using double haploid lines, CCC is able to produce carnation breeding lines which will be homozygous in all genes. CCC has already produced lines which are ideally suited to increase the amount of saponins ,specifically suited for vaccine adjuvant production. Other breeding objectives that we pursue are a larger habitus for larger yield, resistance against diseases, and higher content in spedific cyclic peptides.
RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEINS
In the peptide fraction, Ribosome inactivating proteins have been identified which are expected to be used for targest specific cancer applications, because they have been demonstrated to enhance the effect of protein inhibition at the ribosome level by several thousand fold.
COLOR FLOWER MARKERS
We also have color markers available, because CCC carnations come with either white flowers , simple pink flowers or darker, double pink flowers. which are extremely attractive. We have collected and tested many Vaccaria lines from different countries of the world and measured the saponin content. We could identify the lines with the highest saponin content.