A History of the John Innes Centre

What did the Institute do
- 1911
• Plants worked on:
– Primula Sinensis, Capsicum, Peas, Plums,
Strawberries, Begonia, Cabbages, Sugar Beet,
Antirrhinum, Calceolaria, Nicotiana, Apple, Roses,
Black Currants, Tropaeolum
• Other work:
– Cyanide fumigation, soil sterilisation, fruit-rot
suppression through fumigation, mildew susceptibility
in roses, thrip life histories, specimen identification,
Lace-wings life histories and habits, grease-banding
for winter moth