All Research & Development articles – Page 159
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ArticleJapan develops sweet seedless persimmon
Fukuoka Prefecture has developed a sweet seedless persimmon called Akiou
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ArticleThe Co-op Food reveals which is best apple for bobbing
The Royal Gala and Cox’s Orange Pippin came second and third respectively in the study commissioned by the retailer
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ArticleNational fruit fly council formed in Australia
A national council to combat fruit fly has been approved for a three-year funding commitment from the Australian federal and state governments
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ArticleHIP set for new strategic direction
Mary Bosley and Mark Tatchell to leave Horticulture Innovation Partnership after three years running the organisation
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ArticleNew farming innovation network launched
Waitrose, Soil Association and LEAF are all involved in the scheme, which was launched at the Houses of Parliament
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ArticleNew study reaffirms carrots' eyesight aid link
Harvard University work tracked more than 100,000 over-50s over a period of 25 years, and found benefits of numerous fruit and veg items
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ArticleSmart and smarter
Growers are increasingly taking to the air to ensure they have the most accurate information for crop forecasting and analysis
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ArticleInterview: Jane King reigns over R&D
New AHDB chief executive Jane King tells Nina Pullman what the restructure means for growers and why Red Tractor could be the key to increasing fresh produce exports
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ArticleWales joins growing list of countries to ban GM
There are now 17 EU nation states and countries that have opted out of growing GM crops under new European laws
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ArticleBayer CropScience teams up with NWA
Partnership deal aims to boost membership of US watermelon association
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ArticleGrowers sign £400k raspberry breeding agreement
Onubafruit, Lubera, WB Chambers and East Malling Services have formed a breeding consortium, with others encouraged to join
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ArticleHaisheng teams with Laibin city
China’s Laibin city has signed a deal with China's Haisheng Group to research tangerine breeding
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ArticleKnox trait extends lettuce shelf-life
Rijk Zwaan is presenting the new innovation, which prevents rapid discolouring, at the Lettuce and Leafy Vegetable Conference in Antwerp
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ArticleOrigine road-testing red kiwifruit
Group, which represents 25 per cent of Italy's kiwifruit production, has high hopes for what it describes as its new "Ferrari"
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ArticleSun World testing new plum variety
Production of company's Black Diamond series set to expand in Europe with addition of fourth black-skinned, red-fleshed plum
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ArticleDutch top-fruit season takes off
Dutch growers are harvesting this year’s top-fruit crop, with two varieties leading the way in the apple and pear categories respectively
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ArticleAussie agribusiness given export boost
The Australian government has announced A$5.3m boost export access for small agribusinesses
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AnalysisOpinion: Consumers need to accept GM
Compagnie Fruitiere's technical director, Mike Corbett, discusses what needs to happen to move the GM debate forward
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ArticleBayer inaugurates phytotron facility
State-of-the-art growth chambers provide optimal conditions to study plant diseases
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ArticleNorthern Ireland bans growing of GM crops
Decision follows Scotland’s move to prohibit GM crop cultivation, despite lobbying from farming unions