NIAB EMR is a horticultural and agricultural research institute at East Malling, Kent in England, with a specialism in fruit and clonally propagated crop production.

Hatton prioritised basic research; was concerned about the conditions of horticultural workers like fellow socialist, and principal of the college, Alfred Daniel Hall, and merely tolerated requests for practical advice from the growers he served.

Some of the finest and most important research on perennial crops has been conducted on the site, resulting in East Malling’s worldwide reputation.

[11] In 2016, East Malling Research became part of the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) group.

With the help of Dr Wellington, Hatton sorted out the incorrect naming and mixtures then widespread in apple rootstocks distributed throughout Europe.