News about Meda

The new IVU varieties

Varieties

23 May 2023

Alejandro Navarro Diaz, general manager of IVU - International Varieties Unlimited LLCA presented the new cherry varieties marketed under the MEDA® brand at Macfrut 2023.

New high-quality early varieties: the Meda® series

Varieties

01 May 2023

The Meda® series cherry varieties are owned by International Varieties Unlimited (IVU), a company established in 2010 from a joint venture between an American cherry breeding company and the Proprietary Fruit Varieties (CA USA) of the late Marvin Nies.

Many varieties are available but none is perfect

Varieties

07 Apr 2023

According to a survey conducted by Dondini et al (2019) and recently updated (Lugli, 2023), more than 50 breeding programmes aimed at creating new cherry varieties and rootstocks are active worldwide. Creating a new variety has become an all-round entrepreneurial activity.