Vegetable seed trials

摘要

Leading international seed breeders showcased their latest state-of-the-art offerings in the Lincolnshire Fens, whose alkaline, moisture-rententive soils put it at the heart of the UK brassica industry, Gavin McEwan reports.At its trial site near its Spalding headquarters, Elsoms showed its new Covina variety of broccoli, which brassica crop manager David Clay says "has done well in this summer's dry conditions". He adds: "It has good shape and weight, which helps maintainquality better."