Mack and Fruits Unlimited team up to bring Zaiger plums to the UK
Zaiger Interspecific plums are varieties which have been cross pollinated naturally with other stone fruits such as apricots without any use of genetic modification. These natural hybrid plum varieties are not only an extremely good eat but are also attractive in terms of skin and flesh colour.
The Zaiger breeding programme is currently the largest of its kind globally, boasting over 250,000 conventional crosses of different prunus species every single year. This wealth of genetic material has given rise to many distinguished varieties already planted in South Africa, such as the Flavor King and Flavor Fall varieties.
The company claims that with interspecifics they have more flexibility to breed stronger characteristics into the fruit which makes varieties better both for growers and consumers. Brix level remains crucial with interspecific varieties. Most plums have a brix level of between 10 and 15 but Zaiger Interspecific plums range from 16 to 18, meaning they are sweeter.
The company currently expects commercial volumes of some of The Custom Plum Company's Zaiger interspecific varieties to be available by 2020 but smaller commercial volumes are already being supplied exclusively to a prominent UK retailer through Mack.
For more information contact:
Karina Harris
Mack
Tel: +44 07587 636744
Karina.harriseimack.co.uk
http://www.cpcsouthafrica.co.za/