All Research & Development articles – Page 129
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ArticleSize matters in tomatoes
As demand grows for speciality tomatoes, producers are focusing on smaller cocktail varieties and a mix of different colours
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Article£3.5m science boost for Abertay students
University invests in suite of labs that will provide a platform for learning and pilot food manufacture schemes
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ArticleAustralia moves to safeguard banana production
Research programme looks to combat pest and disease threats while maintaining supply
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ArticleHazera opens tomato demo
Company invites growers, retailers and traders to taste and explore at its new demonstration center
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ArticleEustice approves GM potato trial
Farming minister George Eustice has approved a four-year trial on GM potatoes at The Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich
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ArticleBlue Whale to extend organic apple range
French apple giant to invest in specific organic varieties and convert Ariane variety for organic production as demand rises
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ArticleMercabarna unveils food trends study
The new report reflects growing concerns about health the environment among Spanish consumers
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ArticleNew growing media could 'reduce reliance on coir’
Coir-free growing media could be just as effective as coir blends for growing strawberries, trials show
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ArticleVitacress sponsors robotics workshops
Sessions run by King’s College and Science Gallery London encouraged students to consider application of robotics in horticulture and agriculture
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ArticleKantar: ‘Price drops don't always grow categories’
Consumer panel finds no correlation between retail price reductions and value sales in cauliflower, blueberries, potatoes or courgettes
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ArticleAustralia puts biosecurity on the map
Avocado, mango and macadamia industries being urged to contribute to Land Use Survey app
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ArticleFrance welcomes peach and nectarine forecast
Europech predictions for France are up four per cent on 2016, but Italy, Spain and Greece will wait until 18 May to give their forecasts
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ArticleSpecial report: A shopper's eye view
Rijk Zwaan’s new ‘retail experience’ centre will, quite literally, allow supermarkets to see through the eyes of the consumer. Fred Searle went to Berlin to find out more
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ArticleNSure launches new pear pesticide test
Analyst extends test range to pears to determine whether fruit has been treated with shelf life-boosting chemical 1-MCP
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ArticleSupermarket rocket ‘healthier than homegrown’
Scientists find that processing rocket leaves boosts cancer-fighting compounds, which become more abundant during post-harvest shelf life
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ArticlePears get the NSure treatment
NSure launches new FreshNSure Pear test that determines whether 1-MCP has been applied to the fruit
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ArticleFiji looking to boost exports
The Pacific nation is proposing a good irradiation project through the International Atomic Energy Agency
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ArticleDefra minister visits Kent fruit farm
Andrea Leadsom visited WB Chambers with local MP Helen Whately to hear more about challenges in recruiting seasonal labour
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ArticleNew growing methods to thank for early asparagus
Sustainable new growing techniques helped Wye Valley grower supply asparagus a whole month earlier than usual this year
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ArticleDutch start-up develops asparagus harvesting robot
Machine addresses Dutch shortage of asparagus pickers, with potential to boost quality and yields through more accurate picking