Il mirtillo deve innovare: le varietà classiche non hanno futuro

A team of researchers at Canada's Simon Fraser University (SFU) is working to develop new plant varieties and precision indoor cultivation techniques to produce fresh, local blueberries out of season, reducing imports from Peru and Mexico.

Growers of blueberries in New Zealand have been given access to new varieties with 'big, tasty fruit' that are ideal for export overseas. Of the 11 new varieties of blueberry that Plant and Food Research has made available, three are from the organisation's breeding programm...