View of part of the Citrus Collection. |
The Insect-proof Greenhouse In this greenhouse I was shown the plants propagated from budwood I sent to Corsica four years ago. |
Staff of SRA INRA discussing the merits of different fruit |
In April 2000, I visited the French citrus research centre in Corsica, where I was
shown around their outstanding collection of citrus varieties. |
I was also shown around their laboratories where an important task is to ensure that
all newly arrived varieties are propagated free from viruses. This is done
by micro-propagation from the bud tip, followed by growing-on in an insect-free
greenhouse. |
I returned home with samples of the unusual citrus varieties shown below. These are the French names. I hope to be growing some of these before too long. |
Mandarine Geleking |
Pomme D'Adam |
Cédrat Mountain Discovered in 1972 in Malaysia. |
Poire du Commandeur |
A cat called Marmalade with a suitable collection of fruit brought back from Corsica.
The largest fruit on the right is Pummelo 'Oro Blanco'. |
A label from the Corsican speciality - citron jam. |
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