SUBA & UNICO was founded in 1976, on the initiative of operators who pride themselves on many years of experience

in seed field. The company has grown quickly within the last years, and has achieved today the position of Italian leader in the production and trade of vegetable seeds. The activity of SUBA & UNICO production is basically divided in two parts: Management of multiplication contracts, even on a large scale, on behalf of the largest seed companies in the world, with their own stockseeds or with the ones supplied from the Customers Own production of a wide range of vegetable seeds varieties, using stockseeds whose varietal purity is controlled, in order to be able to satisfy the requirements of their customers all over the world. SUBA & UNICO makes use of services supplied by production centers located both in Italy and abroad, which are provided with technologically advanced structures and equipments, allowing a high-standard level in seeds production. Briefly, the production is obtained by: Multiplication of highly selected stockseeds, preserved and improved in varietal purity. Location of best soils in areas with the most suitable climatic conditions, in collaboration with experienced farmers and using the most advanced techniques. Special attention is paid to cultivations isolation, in order to avoid an undesirable pollination by other varieties. Steady supervision operated by a technically qualified staff during the entire vegetative cycle, from sowing to harvest, advising the farmers about the techniques to be used in the various steps, as weedkilling procedures, antiparasitic treatment, threshing and harvesting. Accurate selection using the most modern machines, which are able to get a very high purity, by removing foreign bodies as well as weed-seeds. On request, it is even possible to execute the sizing and the optical selection of the seed (based on seed color) with particularly sophisticated machines. Accurate tests, before shipping, for germination, specific purity (especially by detecting the presence of weed seeds) and presence of seed-transmissible diseases. Tests are carried out either by own laboratories, the Analysis Laboratory of the Agrarian Faculty of Bolognas University and the National Agency Elected Seeds (E.N.S.E.) of Tavazzano (Milan). An further control about the varietal feutures, is carried out by placing, every year, several test-demonstratives field. All produced seeds are sowed in several periods of the year and compared with varieties of national and foreign origin, in order to maintain an high varietal standard and to control the sanitary condition of the plants; SUBA & UNICO s trial fields are at disposal of customers for guided visits. Since 1996 SUBA & UNICO has established itself in a new facility, with still more wide and rational warehouses, renewing and widening most part of the equipment. Currently our company uses, for its activity, the most modern machines for the selection and processing of seeds, beyond dehumidification, pest control and dressing equipments enabling to store the seeds at proper humidity level and to ensure a flawless preservation. In order to satisfy the increasing demand, coming from many customers, our company has been equipped with seedpackaging systems; we are therefore able to satisfy every requirement from the pint of view of packaging SUBA & UNICO was one of the first companies, in Italy, to get the Organic Certification and is producing, since many years, a large range of Organic vegetable seeds varieties. This special production is managed, according with the strict ECC norms, by a process which is completely separated by the traditional production; seed crops are cultivated in Organic Farms and afterwards selected, in proper warehouses, by proper equipments. The whole cycle of biological productions is carried out under the constant control of an Official Organism. Another part of SUBA & UNICO s activity is the production of seeds for sprouting purpose, obtained both by traditional and organic sprouting; particular attention is paid to these seeds, in order to reach the highest possible germination. At last, another part of SUBA & UNICO prerogative is the care and quickness used in executing orders commissioned by the customers. The confidence placed in us by a large number of Italian and foreign companies is a proof of our efficient organization, professionalism and reliability of our work as well as the good quality of our seeds: that has allowed SUBA & UNICO to get the prestigious Quality Certification UNI EN ISO 9001:2000. Being certain that our Customers will keep on giving preference to us and trying to gain the confidence of those who do not know us yet, we assure that we will always do our best to meet their needs, because the success of our Customers is our success.

BEANS BUSH/DWARF
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Family: LEGUMINOSAE
SEED COUNT PER GRAMME 1-5 VARIETY GERM. SOW (KG/HA) DEPTH OF DISTANCE (CM) SPROUTING LASTS YEARS DIRECT SOWING TRANSPLANT SOWING CM ROW-TO-ROW PLANT-TO-PLANT TIME (DAYS) 2-3 100-300 2-5 50-60 5 7-9 SEED COLOUR POD COLOUR POD CROSS SECTION MATURITY IN DAYS round round round round oval flat oval round flat round flat round round flat round round flat round round round 58 56 54 52 56 54 60 56 60 56 52 60 50 58 58 58 54 55

(French-green podded-stringless) Anellino di Trento coloured green purple stripes Anellino di Brescia coloured green rose stripes Bobis bianco/Processor white light medium green Contender buff-lightbrown medium green Boby dAlbenga coloured light-medium green/purple stripes Fin de Bagnols coloured medium-dark green Garrafal enana light red light-medium green Harvester white medium green Marconi white seeded white light green Perfection white medium-dark green Provider coloured light-medium green Roma II white light-medium green Saxa yellow-buff light green Slenderette white medium-dark green Starazagorsky black light green Sunray coloured medium-dark green Topcrop coloured light-medium green Vittoria black medium green (French - yellow podded-stringless) Berggold white Brittle wax white black eye Meraviglia del Piemonte coloured Pencil pod black Roquencourt black Supernano yellow black (French-purple podded-stringless) Purple Queen purple/buff (Dry Shelling) Aquila red eye white red eye Borlotto lingua di fuoco (Firetongue) coloured Borlotto red coloured Canellino-Lingot white Coco white white Stregonta coloured Taylors horticultural coloured

medium yellow light yellow light yellow-purple stripes golden yellow dark-golden yellow light-medium yellow

round round flat round round flat

56 56 60 59 58 62

dark purple

round

52

light green cream-red stripes cream-red stripes light green light green cream-purple/red stripes cream-red stripes

flat flat flat flat flat flat flat

66 66 64 66 65 68 70

MUNG BEANS (Dolichos melanophtalmus) White seed black eye white black eye
8

dark green

round

80

ANELLINO DI TRENTO

ANELLINO DI BRESCIA

BOBIS BIANCO/PROCESSOR

CONTENDER

BOBY DALBENGA

FIN DE BAGNOLS

GARRAFAL ENANA

HARVESTER

MARCONI WHITE SEEDED

9

PERFECTION

PROVIDER

ROMA II

SAXA

SLENDERETTE

STARAZAGORSKY

SUNRAY
10

TOPCROP

VITTORIA

BERGGOLD

BRITTLE WAX

MERAVIGLIA DEL PIEMONTE

PENCIL POD

ROCQUENCOURT

SUPERNANO YELLOW

PURPLE QUEEN

AQUILA RED EYE

BORLOTTO LINGUA DI FUOCO (Firetongue)

11

BORLOTTO RED

CANNELLINO - LINGOT

COCO WHITE

STREGONTA Bush Bean: Firetongue plant

TAYLORS HORTICULTURAL

WHITE SEED BLACK EYE

12

BEANS
SEED COUNT PER GRAMME 1-5 VARIETY (French-green podded-stringless) Anellino di Trento Anellino green Blue lake white seeded Blue lake black seeded Garrafal encarnada Kentucky wonder white Kentucky wonder brown seeded Marconi white seeded (Hunter) Supermarconi black seeded (French - yellow podded-stringless) Anellino wax Kentucky wonder wax Meraviglia di Venezia white seeded Meraviglia di Venezia black seeded (French-purple podded-stringless) Violet podded stringless

POLE/CLIMBING

(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Family: LEGUMINOSAE
GERM. SOW (KG/HA) DEPTH OF DISTANCE (CM) SPROUTING LASTS YEARS DIRECT SOWING TRANSPLANT SOWING CM ROW-TO-ROW PLANT-TO-PLANT TIME (DAYS) 2-3 70-80 2-5 80-120 5-10 7-9 SEED COLOUR coloured coloured white black buff/lightbrown white brown white black POD COLOUR green purple striped green rose striped medium green medium green light/medium green medium/dark green medium green light green medium green POD CROSS SECTION MATURITY IN DAYS round round round round flat round/flat flat flat flat 75 75 68 70 70 70 70 62 80

coloured white white black

yellow light yellow light yellow yellow

round round/flat flat flat

75 70 68 80

buff-light brown

purple

round/flat

63

(Dry Shelling) Albenghino light brown Borlotto Lamon coloured Borlotto lingua di fuoco 2 (Firetongue 2) coloured Borlotto lingua di fuoco 3 (Firetongue 3) coloured Borlotto red coloured Coco white white Posena brown dark stripes Stregonta coloured Pole Bean: a side view of a field with small seedlings

medium green cream-red stripes cream-red stripes cream-red stripes cream-red stripes light green medium green cream-purple stripes

flat flat flat flat flat flat flat flat

84 82 80 82 80 80 84 80

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ANELLINO DI TRENTO

ANELLINO GREEN

BLUE LAKE WHITE SEEDED

BLUE LAKE BLACK SEEDED

GARRAFAL ENCARNADA

KENTUCKY WONDER BROWN SEEDED

MARCONI WHITE SEEDED (Hunter)

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SUPERMARCONI

ANELLINO WAX

KENTUCKY WONDER WAX

MERAVIGLIA DI VENEZIA WHITE SEEDED

MERAVIGLIA DI VENEZIA BLACK SEEDED

VIOLET PODDED STRINGLESS

ALBENGHINO

BORLOTTO LAMON

BORLOTTO LINGUA DI FUOCO 2 (Firetongue 2)

BORLOTTO LINGUA DI FUOCO 3 (Firetongue 3)

BORLOTTO RED
15

COCO WHITE Pole Bean Marconi White Seed plant

POSENA

STREGONTA

Pole Bean White Seeded Meraviglia di Venezia plant

VARIETY

SEED COLOUR

POD COLOUR dark green

POD CROSS SECTION round

MATURITY IN DAYS 85

YARD LONG BEANS (Dolichos sesquipedalis) Metro Asparagus brown LIMA BEANS (Phaseolus lunatus) Lima o del Papa RUNNER BEANS (Phaseolus coccineus) Spagna o Corona
16

purple/white

dark green

flat

90

white

medium green

flat

90

Yard Long Bean Metro Asparagus plant

METRO ASPARAGUS

LIMA O DEL PAPA

SPAGNA O CORONA
17

BROAD BEANS
(Vicia faba)
Family: LEGUMINOSAE
SEED COUNT PER GRAMME 0,4-1 GERM. SOW (KG/HA) DEPTH OF DISTANCE (CM) SPROUTING LASTS YEARS DIRECT SOWING TRANSPLANT SOWING CM ROW-TO-ROW PLANT-TO-PLANT TIME (DAYS) 4-6 140-180 3-5 40-80 15-20 8-12

VARIETY

MATURITY

PLANT HEIGHT POD LENGTH 70 65 90 90 100 20/25 20 30 30/35 35

SEED SIZE medium medium medium large medium large medium large

SEEDS PER POD 5 5/6 7 8 7/8

White seeded early early Violet seeded early early Superaguadulce medium early Supersimonia medium early Long of Cascine medium late
Broad Bean Supersimonia plant

18

WHITE SEEDED EARLY

VIOLET SEEDED EARLY

SUPERAGUADULCE

LONG OF CASCINE
19

PEA
(Pisum sativum)
Family: LEGUMINOSAE
SEED COUNT PER GRAMME 2,5-7 Dwarf type GERM. SOW (KG/HA) DEPTH OF DISTANCE (CM) SPROUTING LASTS YEARS DIRECT SOWING TRANSPLANT SOWING CM ROW-TO-ROW PLANT-TO-PLANT TIME (DAYS) 3-4 180-200 4-6 50-60 6-10 3-4

VARIETY Freezer type Feltham First Kelvedon Wonder Meteor Progress n.9 Wonder of America

TYPE wrinkled smooth wrinkled smooth wrinkled wrinkled

PLANT HEIGHT 45/55 45/50 45/55 40/45 50/55 35/40

POD LENGTH MATURITY DAYS 5/6 7/8 6/7 6/7 9/10 6/7 60 60 65 58 62 64

FREEZER TYPE

FELTHAM FIRST

KELVEDON WONDER

METEOR
84

PROGRESS N. 9

WONDER OF AMERICA

Half tall type

VARIETY Lincoln / Greenfeast Maestro Onward Rondo Senator Sprite Television Wando

TYPE wrinkled wrinkled wrinkled wrinkled wrinkled wrinkled wrinkled wrinkled

PLANT HEIGHT 70/75 75/80 80/85 80/90 90/100 65/70 90/100 90/100

POD LENGTH MATURITY DAYS 7/8 10/11 9/10 10/11 8/9 10/11 10/11 11/12 68 70 80 75 80 80 74 72

LINCOLN / GREENFEAST

ONWARD

RONDO

SENATOR

SPRITE

TELEVISION
85

MAESTRO Tall type

WANDO

VARIETY Alderman Bountiful / Express S.Cristoforo Telephone

SEED COUNT PER GRAMME 2,5-7

TYPE wrinkled smooth smooth wrinkled

PLANT HEIGHT 160/180 110/130 160/170 160/180

POD LENGTH MATURITY DAYS 11/12 6/7 10/12 11/12 84 66 73 83

GERM. SOW (KG/HA) DEPTH OF DISTANCE (CM) SPROUTING LASTS YEARS DIRECT SOWING TRANSPLANT SOWING CM ROW-TO-ROW PLANT-TO-PLANT TIME (DAYS) 3-4 150-200 4-6 80-100 4-5 6-10 Pea: climbing plants in bloom

86

ALDERMAN

BOUNTIFUL / EXPRESS

S. CRISTOFORO

TELEPHONE Pea: climbing plants with pods

87

SUGAR PEA
(Pisum saccharata)
Family: LEGUMINOSAE

VARIETY

CAROUBY Seed type: smooth Plant height: 140/150 cm. Pod length: 10/11 cm. Maturity days: 75/80

Sugar Pea Carouby: plants with pods

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