Asparagus breeder and seed company Walker Brothers Inc., Pittsgrove, N.J., recently added Pedro Cisneros Zevallos in Peru.
Zevallos, who has 23 years of experience in white and green asparagus, represents the company throughout South America. He has a master’s degree in plant breeding from Universidad Nacional Agraria in Lima and a master’s of science and Ph.D. in genetics from the University of California-Davis, according to a news release.
Katie Ralston, another Walker Brothers representative, has nearly 10 years of experience in agriculture, specializing in strawberries and asparagus, international logistics and trial evaluation, is based in California.
Wenjing Chen, assistant manager and international representative of Walker Brothers, She works with asparagus growers to establish new acreage and trials across the globe and is based in Poland.
Trials in 17 countries have been established to test new hybrids from the Walker breeding program, according to the company. Preliminary results obtained from the trials look promising, according to the release.
In the 2020-21 season, with Zevallo’s assistance, Walker Brothers will continue to set up new trials and evaluate commercial hybrids, according to the release.
