All Research & Development articles – Page 161
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ArticlePurple potatoes 'may help limit the spread of cancer'
Research found that baked purple-fleshed potatoes suppressed the growth of colon cancer tumours by targeting the cancer's stem cells
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ArticleKoppert opens Indian facility
Joint research venture will develop innovative biological solutions for sustainable agriculture and horticulture
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ArticleQLD growers get best practice programme
Growcom and the Queensland government have launched Hort360 to promote sustainable land management
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ArticleFruit juice counts towards balanced diet
Citrus Australia dismisses recent “alarmism” surrounding nutritional value of Australian juice
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ArticleTru-Cape has high hopes for Bigbucks
South Africa’s leading marketer and distributor of apples and pears announces the arrival of Bigbucks - a new superior clone in the Gala family
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ArticleHazera hails dynamic watermelon sector
Group product manager Mark van der Zouwen sees big things ahead for both mini and large watermelons
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ArticleSix in ten UK children 'clueless' about origin of fruit
The findings come from a study conducted among over 1,000 British children, aged six to ten years old
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ArticleFirm set up to try and create 'safer' fruit and veg
Swansea-based Bionema has been created to produce biopesticides like certain types of fungi, bacteria, worms and viruses
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ArticleSupermarket tomatoes 'need to be dunked in hot water'
Doing so before ripening means tomatoes bought from shops could one day be as tasty as those straight off the vine, researchers claim
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ArticleAHDB unveils new market development team
New team will respond to “massive demand” for British products overseas as new CEO says “ambition has to be bigger”
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ArticleSunraysia residents join fruit fly flight
Households in Australia’s Sunraysia region have been asked to take part in a mass trapping of fruit fly
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ArticleNZ contributes to fruit fly research
Leading researcher ramp-up focus on developing new detection and control techniques for Q-fly
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ArticleSuppliers unveil new 'Garden of Innovation' venture
Bakkavor and Hammond Produce will produce rare varieties of vegetables and salad for new prepared produce range
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ArticleMurcia showcases seedless grape offer
Breeding programme has created 14 new varieties that are being exported all over the world
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ArticleThe Holy Grail of garlic
New research looks set to open up limitless possibilities for improved garlic production
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ArticleHIA establish Pool 2 funds
Australian grower-owned organisation hoping to attract co-investors with new funding model
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ArticleExtinct bumblebee spotted in Kent
Consistent sightings of short-haired bumblebees in Kent 'show reintroduction scheme has been successful'
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ArticleAstronauts eat ‘first-ever’ space lettuce
Romaine lettuce grown using NASA’s bespoke growing system Veggie has been harvested for eating and analysis
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ArticleScottish government rules out GM
Rural affairs secretary Richard Lochhead says the Scottish government has "longstanding concerns" over biotech
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ArticleLeafy veg and berry-heavy diet 'can slow brain ageing'
Study finds that elderly adults who followed the 'Mind' diet were 7.5 years younger cognitively over a period of nearly five years