Blaby Special

The Blaby Special is a variety of red-fruited tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) that was grown in the village of Blaby in Leicestershire, England, until just after World War II. It was the main tomato cultivar available in England during the war. The cultivar ceased to be cultivated when the Shoults' Tomato Farm was closed after the war. The variety was brought back into cultivation in 2006 as a result of a campaign by Dr Russell Sharp of Lancaster University. It may have resulted from either a mutation or a cross pollination involving an older cultivar known as Anwell.[1][2][3][4]

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  1. "They were the pride and joy of Blaby – before they were wiped out in the 1940s". This is Leicestershire. 2010-08-16. Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  2. "Blaby special tomato". Growfruitandveg.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2011-11-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Scientist puts Blaby Special tomatoes back on the menu". Leicester Mercury. 16 August 2010. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016..


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