The Blaby Special is a variety of red-fruited tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) that was grown in the village of Blaby in Leicestershire, England, until just after World War II. It was the main tomato cultivar available in England during the war. The cultivar ceased to be cultivated when Shoults' Tomato Farm was closed after the war. The variety was brought back into cultivation in 2006 as a result of a campaign by Dr Russell Sharp of Lancaster University.[1] It may have resulted from either a mutation or a cross pollination involving an older cultivar known as Anwell.[2]
^Rose, Jessica (3 March 2006). "Return of the Blaby Tomatoes". British Broadcasting Corporation.
^"Scientist puts Blaby Special tomatoes back on the menu". Leicester Mercury. 16 August 2010. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016..
The BlabySpecial is a variety of red-fruited tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) that was grown in the village of Blaby in Leicestershire, England, until just...
Blaby (/ˈbleɪbi/) is a large village in the Blaby District in central Leicestershire, England, some five miles south of Leicester city centre. At the...
2010-04-11. Media related to Tomato cultivars at Wikimedia Commons Non-profit discussion forums for tomato growers with special emphasis on heirloom varieties...
served as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Leicestershire (previously Blaby) in Leicestershire as well as a government minister. In September 2014 Robathan...
with special emphasis on heirloom varieties Seed Savers Exchange: Seed bank and resource on heirloom varieties BBC article: Return of the Blaby Tomatoes...
to the east, connected by the B582 road. To the west along the B582, or Blaby Road is South Wigston, 1 mile (1.6 km). The Grand Union Canal runs along...
Narborough Bog is an 8.5-hectare (21-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Narborough in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed...
and 19. Thistly Meadow Site: Located at Thistly Meadow Primary School in Blaby. Caters for KS2 students with moderate and severe needs. The Birkett House...
the Tennessee Supreme Court (1995–2009). Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby, 91, British politician, MP (1974–1992) and member of the House of Lords...
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Council at the top level, with seven district councils in the second tier, Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough, Hinckley and Bosworth, Melton, North West Leicestershire...
Wandsworth, London, one of the daughters of Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby (1932–2023), a business and finance journalist who later became a Conservative...
Kilby is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. Kilby is the easternmost village in the district, and is 6.1 miles...
peer Former Member of the European Parliament for Northamptonshire and Blaby (1994–1999) Lord Bird 30 October 2015 Crossbench Life peer Social entrepreneur...
(John Nichols and Son, London 1811), pp. 889-906. (University of Leicester Special Collections, Reader pp. 599-620). H. Whitley, History of the Parish of...
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on Monday 1 March 2010 at 3 pm. Witnesses are: (1) Rt Hon Lord Lawson of Blaby, Chairman, and Dr Benny Peiser, Director, Global Warming Policy Foundation;...
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tier, Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough, Hinckley and Bosworth, Melton, North West Leicestershire and Oadby and Wigston. In England, Sites of Special Scientific...
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