§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the number of plant trials and tests carried out in each year since 1982 into the colour and solidity of cauliflower florets.
§ Mr. RyderI understand that trials were first carried out by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany in 1984. The number of trials undertaken by the institute in each year is as follows:
Year Autumn harvest Spring harvest 1984 2 1 1985 2 10 1986 2 2 1987 1 2 1988 1 1 1989 1 1 1 Trial failure. The colour, as such, of florets is not recorded, only off-colours.