Open Days
Open Days
During the summer season each year since 2002, we have organised an Open Day for anyone (professional or amateur) interested in Late-blight Disease and its control by growing resistant varieties. This usually takes place in early August so that we can demonstrate resistance in growing crops. The morning session, at Henfaes Research Centre gives an update of our work on selecting new Sárpo varieties with good resistance that have commercial potential. Lunch gives visitors a chance to taste and compare new varieties cooked as potato salad or as chips. The afternoon involves a visit to one of our trials, usually on a potato farm. There, visitors can see for themselves the ravages of blight on unsprayed varieties with different levels of resistance. The performance of a number of non-Sárpo resistant varieties can be compared with that of our own varieties. We make no charge for the Open Day.
If you would like to receive an invitation to the next Open Day, please contact openday@sarvari-trust.org.
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