Blackcurrants face lack of winter chill
20 Jan 2012
Future milder winters may lead to inadequate chilling of some new blackcurrant varieties, an ADAS study for the Horticultural Development Company has warned.
Government contractors source less than two-fifths of their requirement for "indigenous" fruit and vegetables from the UK, it has been revealed.
Future milder winters may lead to inadequate chilling of some new blackcurrant varieties, an ADAS study for the Horticultural Development Company has warned.
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