Cherry breeding at East Malling Research Center in the United Kingdom will continue thanks to a three-way partnership involving East Malling Research, an international nursery group, and a produce marketing company. Dr. Felicidad Fernández Fernández, plant breeder and molecular geneticist at East Malling Research, said that public funding for cherry breeding at the center ended in 2009 and without the new arrangement, it would not be possible to continue the effort to develop new cherry cultivars. The other two organizations involved in the new agreement are the Associated International Group of ­Nurseries, Inc., and Univeg Katopé UK ­Limited. East Malling […]