With tight restrictions on government funding of research, many horticultural colleges are finding partnerships with private companies are leading to practical research projects with a direct bearing on industry. One such establishment is Otley College, in Suffolk, which has been Mailing both edible and ornamental crops in partnership with local organisations. For the Norwich-based Institute of Food Research (IFR), the college grew carrots and broccoli under different regimes, while Ipswich-based seed and plant supplier Thompson & Morgan (T&M) sponsored the growing and construction of a display of bedding plants grown on towers, shown at the Suffolk Show earlier this year.
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