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COT INTERNATIONAL: the new cherry variety breeder and editor you can count on

COT INTERNATIONAL: the new cherry variety breeder and editor you can count on

Breeding Varieties

20 Nov 2023

More than 250 crosses have already been made, using a genetic collection of over 50 varieties of diverse origins. The best ones are then grafted onto Maxma Delbard® 14 Brokforest for a second evaluation. Today, more than 80 grafted selections will go into production in 2024/25.

Leader in apricot breeding, COT International invests on cherries

Leader in apricot breeding, COT International invests on cherries

Varieties

09 May 2023

Internationally known for the apricot varieties marketed under the COT brand name, the French company has been directing its interests in cherry varietal innovation for a few years now, leading to its own genetic improvement programme in 2012.