Breeding and evaluation of new varieties of apples, pears and rootstocks
IFO was created in 2004 on the basis of the experiences gained during several decades of experimentation by the historical nurseries of the DALIVAL group.
Today, IFO makes dozens of crosses each year, i.e. about 20,000 pips sown. In addition, IFO is a partner in many variety breeding programs around the world, thus expanding the range of objectives targeted with the crosses and thus expanding its variety offer to meet the demands of marketers.
In addition to evaluating its varieties and varieties of its partners, IFO also offers all breeders the opportunity to evaluate their varieties and their development at different scales via its dedicated structure.
15 to 20 years
External breeder (independant breeders and research programmes)
The hybridization programs worked by IFO have very important themes: multi-resistance, low chiling, taste, original ...
Level 1
4 trees
Initial evaluation of the potential of the variety (agronomic, visual and eating criteria)Level 2
10 to 20 trees.
Increase knowledge of varieties and show them to potential marketerCommercial development of a new variety
Partners for breeding
Variety edition: worldwide development and protection of varieties
Partners for edition
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