Genetic Innovation
Breeding trends within Brassica’s can be broadly divided into two categories:
- Crop improvement: addressing the needs of the growers including increased yields, stability in performance, timely maturity, disease and pest resistance; and
- Product improvement: aimed at meetinf consumer demands which include complex character traits like appearance, storage quality, taste, flavour and enhanced nutritional values.
NIAB Innovation Farm field exhibits include:
Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea)
- Veronica F1 – Elsoms Seeds Ltd
- Panther F1 – Elsoms Seeds Ltd
Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
- Lodero F1 – Elsoms Seeds Ltd
- Deadon F1 – Elsoms Seeds Ltd
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea)
- Santee F1 – Elsoms Seeds Ltd
- Peformance series (SV0097BL & SV0099BL) – Seminis Vegetable Seeds
- Beneforte – Seminis Vegetable Seeds
Kale
- TZC 9339/9332/9334 – Tozer Seeds Ltd
- Redbor F1 – Elsoms Seeds Ltd
- Black Kale – Elsoms Seeds Ltd
Hybrid Kale
- Redstart – British Seed Houses
- Swift Utility – British Seed houses
