1. Obtaining Plant Material
2. Current Pricing List
3. Governance Chart
4. Rutgers Contract Summary
Obtaining Plant Material
To establish a planting of a new Rutgers variety, growers must buy enough vines/plants to plant a minimum of one acre. The minimum initial purchase is required to assure that the grower has enough mother stock to maintain the genetic purity of the variety.
After the initial purchase, growers can propagate additional acres for their own use. IP, however, recommends that growers establish all beds from foundation level plant material. The grower will need to secure a Rutgers license and pay a royalty to Rutgers.
Foundation level, virus-indexed plant material is available in several forms:
Stolon Bundles – stolons are neatly polarity bundled; buds are aimed in the same direction.
Rooted Cuttings in Open Flats — must be pulled apart before transplanting, but are usually the largest and least expensive rooted plants.
Rooted Cuttings in 96-Count Tapered Cell Trays — adaptable to commercial mechanical transplanters and easy to remove from trays.
All Integrity Propagation plant material is certified by the NJ Department of Agriculture (NJDA).
Click Here for NJDA Nursery Certificate
Click Here for NJDA Letter on Virus Testing.
Stolon bundles are packaged to maintain 100% RH, and refrigerated until planted.
Rooted cuttings can be shipped throughout the United States.
Current Pricing List
Foundation Level, Virus Indexed Rooted Plants
Crimson Queen® – Demoranville® – Mullica Queen®
Scarlet Knight® – Welker™ – Haines™
Winter Greenhouse Grown Rooted Plants (available for shipment beginning mid-May through June)
Rooted in 96 cell flat………………………………….25 cents for each Rooted Plant
($10,890 per acre*)
Rooted in an open flat, 128 per flat………..…..24 cents for each Rooted Plant
($10,454 per acre*)
Outside Grown Rooted Plants (Available for shipment end of June through July)
Rooted in 96 cell flat…………………………………22 cents for each Rooted Plant
($9,583 per acre*)
Rooted in an open flat, 128 per flat………………21 cents for each Rooted Plant
($9,147 per acre*)
Plants nurtured past July 31st will incur additional cost. Call for pricing.
*Note: Cost-per-acre based on minimum planting density of 43,560 plants per acre (1 plant per sq. ft.). Prices subject to change without notice. Prices do not include shipping. Volume discounts may apply on large orders.
Contact us for the most current pricing.
Governance Chart
This chart illustrates the governance of the distribution and utilization of the Rutgers varieties Crimson Queen®, Mullica Queen®, and Demoranville®:
The initial breeder’s stock passes from Rutgers directly to Integrity Propagation. Under the supervision of Dr. Vorsa, Integrity Propagation has reproduced and is maintaining pure, Foundation Level Virus-Indexed mother stock of these varieties.
This Foundation Level plant material is 100% DNA fingerprinted.
Integrity Propagation sells Foundation Level plants directly to growers establishing an Initial Field Planting.
Alternatively, growers may purchase non-certified mowings from Cutler Cranberry Co., a licensed conventional propagator. Beds established with these mowings are called “secondary field plantings” and must be established with a minimum of one ton of mowings per acre.
These mowings may not be used for rooted cutting propagation due to their potential to exponentially reproduce off-types inevitably found in mowings.
Before purchasing Rutgers varieties, growers must obtain a license from Rutgers. At the time of planting each Initial or Secondary Field planting, a one time royalty is paid to Rutgers.
Buyer/Grower’s receipt, possession, and use of the plant material are subject to the Rutgers Grower Agreement.
Rutgers Contract Summary
Listed below is a summary of the important details in the contract between our growers, Integrity Propagation, and Rutgers University.
Please Contact Us for a full copy of the Purchase Agreement for review.
- Buyer/Grower must contact IP verbally or by e-mail to place an order for 100% Foundation Level, Virus Indexed, DNA Fingerprinted Plant Material. IP will forward to Buyer/Grower an “IP Purchase Agreement” to confirm the order. IP will also notify Rutgers University to send Buy/Grower a Rutgers Grower Agreement and an application for a license.
- Buyer/Grower must be engaged in the commercial production of cranberry fruit.
- Agreement used to purchase Rooted Plants or Unrooted Stolons of the New Varieties (Crimson Queen®, Demoranville® and Mullica Queen®) to establish an Initial Field Planting.
- Agreement used to purchase Rooted Plants (Scarlet Knight®, Welker™ and Haines™) to establish an Initial field Planting.
- Agreement governs the use of all current and prior purchases of the New Varieties and Special Varieties.
- SCHEDULE B, on page 9 or 10, identifies the quantity purchased, the price, (not including shipping cost), and approximate shipping date.
- Buyer/Grower must designate the density to be planted in the bed (minimum 1 plant per sq. ft.) on SCHEDULE B.
- Grower/Buyer must designate the Bed ID for which the purchase is being made and the acreage of the Bed on page 7 and 9 or 10.
- Agreement is binding at the date of signing, or upon the shipment, receipt or payment of the plant material, whichever comes first.
- All purchases must be planted within the designated Bed ID including all extras supplied by IP.
- If excess plant material is not used to increase density of designated bed, it must be returned to IP or disposed of as instructed by IP. Excess plant material may be used to fill-in a formerly licensed and planted bed of the same variety.
- IP has the right to charge Buyer/Grower late charges on past due amounts.
- Buyer/Grower pays the cost of all shipping and bears the risk of loss beginning at the point of shipment at IP.
- IP has the right to postpone shipment (due to environmental or unforeseen circumstances) until order can be filled.
- IP does not grant ownership, license or other rights to Buyer/Grower. Buyer/Grower must apply for a license from Rutgers. Buyer/Grower’s receipt, possession and use of the plant material are subject to the Rutgers Grower Agreement.
- Buyer/Grower must pay one-time royalty payment to Rutgers University based on the actual acreage of the specified Bed ID. Payment is due upon receipt of the plant material.
- Buyer/Grower cannot sell, lease, loan or transfer the plant material to any third party unless third party is bound by IP Purchase Agreement, Rutgers Growers Agreement and IP and Rutgers are notified of transaction beforehand in writing.
- Buyer/Grower shall pay IP and Rutgers for any excess plant material from an order that is planted in a bed other than the specified Bed ID. See SCHEDULE C for examples.
- Buyer/Grower may propagate only the New Varieties (Crimson Queen®, Demoranville® and Mullica Queen®) through the mowing of an Initial Field Planting to establish a Secondary Field Planting or to establish a Subsequent Field Planting from Secondary mowings using the pressed-in-vine method. Royalty payment is due to Rutgers for all new bed establishment.
- Buyer/Grower may not propagate Scarlet Knight®, Welker™, or Haines™ from the mowings of an Initial Field Planting, Conventional Planting, Secondary Field Planting, or Subsequent Field Planting unless a separate written license agreement and a license fee are agreed between Buyer/Brower and IP. Fee is in addition to the per acre royalty due Rutgers University.
- Buyer/Grower must allow Rutgers or their authorized agents the right to inspect any bed or facility, within reasonable notice, to determine compliance with the agreements.
- Buyer/Grower shall not make contract with any third party (other than a Licensed TPP) concerning the New Variety or Special Variety plant material.
- The signing on page 7 of the IP Purchase Agreement must be completed by a person who is authorized to legally bind the Buyer/Grower’s business.
- A completed, signed and returned agreement is necessary for IP to reserve plant material for Buyer/Grower.
- An initial deposit may be required at the time of agreement and would be noted on the SCHEDULE B.
- Payment to IP for the plant material is due, after the receipt of the plant material, within 30 days after the receipt of a correct invoice from IP.