Exhibition "Apple: A cocktail of flavours": How to mix a new variety?
(30 January - 9 February 2025)
Who are the parents of one of our most popular varieties, 'Admiral'? How do we select varieties to be crossed? And what do the jobs of a breeder and a barman have in common?... Read more >>
Our station was the centre of attention of the media in 2024
(21 November 2024)
Our station appeared in the media several times over the year 2024. We are pleased that this has helped to raise awareness of our philosophy... Read more >>
Podcast: Take a tour of our station with Dimitrij Tyč
(20 November 2024)
What does our day-to-day work look like? What characteristics do apples need to have today to become a sales hit? Which of our varieties have already made it big... Read more >>
Apples with a story: from heirloom cultivars to the latest selections
(8 - 18 February 2024)
The Botanical Garden in Liberec in cooperation with our team prepared an interesting exhibition "Apples with a story" that walked the visitors through the history of apple breeding... Read more >>
We celebrated 30 years of collaboration with Fleuren and Minitree
(12 October 2023)
Only thanks to our partners can apple lovers enjoy fruits of our varieties. Back in the 1990s, we started our cooperation with the company... Read more >>
We attended XVI Eucarpia Symposium on Fruit Breeding and Genetics
(11 - 16 September 2023)
Keeping up to date with current development in research, exchange of scientific knowledge and networking is an integral part of today’s breeding... Read more >>
On 5 May 2023 our station in Střížovice welcomed the Governor of the Liberec Region, Martin Půta, and the Mayor of Turnov, Tomáš Hocke, accompanied by... Read more >>
We introduced our apples to the Czech Minister of Science
(7 February 2023)
On 7 February 2023 the Czech Minister of Science, Research and Innovation Helena Langšádlová accompanied by the President... Read more >>
The President of the Community Plant Variety Office visited our station
(30 November 2022)
The CPVO is an EU agency which manages the European Union system of plant variety rights. On 30 November 2022, we had the honour to welcome its President Francesco Mattina and other guests... Read more >>
Obstbau-Weinbau: Nurserymen from South Tyrol visited Czech breeders
(5 September 2022)
At the beginning of September 2022 we hosted a visit of a group of nurserymen from South Tyrol. A respected magazine for fruit and wine growers Obstbau-Weinbau published a summary of their journey... Read more >>
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