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Penny

Penny is a late season sweet cherry variety. An outstanding large black cherry, firm yet sweet and juicy; exceptional flavour. Picking season Very late (late August) Commercial opportunities Head licence holder: Frank P Matthews Contact: …

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M116 Rootstock

Bred in the 1960s, M116 apple rootstock is a cross between MM106 and M27. Building on the strengths of MM106, M116 produces a slightly smaller tree than its parent MM106 but with similar productivity. It has demonstrated resistance to  Phytophora and …

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Malling Elizabeth

Malling Elizabeth Technical Sheet Fruit quality Malling Elizabeth has oval, firm fruit with an average size of 4.2 cm in length, 3.1 cm in width and weight of 37g. Its skin colour is red/purple-violet which has a slight glossiness with bloom. The fruit is …

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Emma Smith

With a BA (Hons) in business management and a keen interest in horticulture, Emma is part of the glasshouse and ornamental specialist team delivering trials and R&D services for mainly commercial customers of arable, fruit and ornamental and protected …

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Orson's Oracle: Thresholds to nowhere??

No sooner was my previous blog Orson's Oracle: Taking the pledge written and uploaded than two of the issues covered in the script changed. A neonic seed dressing was given emergency authorisation for use in sugar beet and Defra announced a consultation …

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Felicidad Fernández Fernández

Research interests Feli is an agronomist by training and a geneticist by passion; her job as a plant breeding is the perfect marriage of both vocations. In Feli's role at NIAB, she has overall responsibility for breeding and variety development in …

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International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021

Have a watch and find out what some of our scientists do, how they got into science, their top tips for aspiring scientists and more!         Tina Barsby, CEO [VIDEO::https://youtu.be/k_1a4bViU0E]   Amanda Karlstom, Geneticist and Apple Breeder …

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