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Dundee scientists say they’ve devised first UK-bred blueberry

It follows ten years of research at the James Hutton Institute.

Varieties of North American blueberries have been grown in Scotland’s farms for decades.

But experts at the James Hutton Institute near Dundee say they’ve devised the first UK-bred blueberry, unique to our climate.

It follows ten years of research.

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