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The Maris Building in Trumpington where Maris Piper was developed The leaves of Maris Piper A side view of a crop of Maris Piper in flower. Attempts to find resistance to the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis in wild potatoes began in 1941, when Conrad Ellenby started testing over 60 species held in the Commonwealth Potato Collection, finding that few were resistant or suitable to ...
Dr. Harold Wakefield Howard OBE (25 March 1913 - 1 January 1985) was a botanist, best known for breeding the Maris Piper potato variety, which was the first potato variety to be resistant to potato cyst nematodes.
The tables below include tabular lists for selected basic foods, compiled from United States Dept. of Agriculture sources.Included for each food is its weight in grams, its calories, and (also in grams,) the amount of protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, fat, and saturated fat. [1]
Maris Peer United Kingdom 1962 [8] Maris Piper: United Kingdom 1966 [9] Marquis Mayan Queen May Queen Japan [7] Megachip: 1985 Melody [10] Miss Blush Mizen: Ireland 1978 Monalisa Mozart potato Mahil potato Lil key potato Negra Andina Peru Nadine Navan Northern Ireland 1987 Bred from Maris Piper. Well suited for frying. [11] [12] Nicola
Tesco plc (/ ˈ t ɛ s. k oʊ /) is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, England. [8] The company was founded by Jack Cohen in Hackney, London, in 1919.
A sample nutrition facts label, with instructions from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [1] Nutrition facts placement for two Indonesian cartons of milk The nutrition facts label (also known as the nutrition information panel, and other slight variations [which?]) is a label required on most packaged food in many countries, showing what nutrients and other ingredients (to limit and get ...
Tesco took ownership of the brand in 2018 after its purchase of Booker Group. [2] Premier stores are generally convenience shops, stocking branded and own brand products, such as Euro Shopper [3] [4] [5] and Jacks (part of the Tesco family) products. [6] [7] Some Premier stores include a Post Office branch.
In Redcliffe Salaman's book The History and Social Influence of the Potato first published in 1949, it was noted that parentage of King Edward was unknown. It was bred by a gardener in Northumberland who called it 'Fellside Hero' and passed into the hands of a grower in Yorkshire and in turn a potato merchant in Manchester who having no use for it passed it onto John Butler of Scotter in ...