Ernest Stanley Salmon

Ernest Stanley Salmon (1 June 1871 – 12 October 1959) was a British mycologist and plant pathologist best known for his work in breeding new varieties of hops. Salmon crossed a wild Manitoban hop with cultivated English stock to create hybrid C9a, which was released to commercial cultivation in 1934 as Brewer's Gold. Though the original wild hop died during the winter of 1918–19,

Varieties introduced by Salmon

Salmon was instrumental in introducing numerous new hop varieties to British commercial cultivation. Brewer's Gold was the seminal hop bred by Salmon and is ancestor to most of the high-alpha hops released since that time. Brewers Standby 1943 HH44 College Cluster 1943 N15 (bis) Malling Midseason 1943 BB28 John Ford 1944 WFA90 Northern Brewer 1944 WFB135 Pride of Kent 1946 170a Sunshine 1946 V94 Agate 1947 Planting AGG8 Giantess 1947 Concord 1948 OH44 Early Choice 1948 FF21 Keyworths Early 1949 Planting OJ47, wilt resistant. Descended from wild American hop via Y90 and EE92.

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