All Research & Development articles – Page 167
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ArticleSpend to halt global banana crisis, UN body urges
FAO claims US$47 million is needed to tackle the new and deadly Tropical Race 4 (TR4) strain of Fusarium wilt disease
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ArticleStudents to grow lettuce on Mars
Pioneering project is among 10 other university projects to be included as payload on an unmanned Mars One craft
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ArticleDepression 'risk' for women not eating enough fruit
Study of 6,000 Australian women claims to show a link between fruit consumption and the development of depressive symptoms
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ArticleDefra supports £1m project to find peat alternative
The HDC, Defra and key industry partners fund major project to ease dependence on peat and find sustainable alternative
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ArticleConsumers open to buying more ugly veg
Shoppers would buy more damaged fruit and vegetables if quality was assured and price low enough, new report finds
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ArticlePotatoes 'may help prevent weight gain'
Researchers in Canada believe that their findings are due to potatoes' high concentration of polyphenols
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ArticleLasers could be used to monitor ripeness
Franco-Lebanese research group tests new method of monitoring a fruit's 'biospeckle' to gauge ethylene emission rate
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ArticleConsumers could win body weight in purple sprouts
Dutch grower Van Nature offers chance to name new sprout variety and win body weight in Christmas staple
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ArticleOrganic farming 'more productive' than previously thought
New research reanalysed data collected in 115 previous studies comparing organic and conventional agriculture
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ArticleJingold to sell new green kiwifruit variety
Boerica said to be ’bigger and brighter’ than Hayward, offering chance to improve brand's range on international markets
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ArticleHIA strengthens research ties to India
Peak Australian body sign MoU’s with three Indian agencies in the hope of boosting production
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ArticleSainsbury’s awards two R&D grants for fresh produce
AC Goatham and pea producer Pinguin win two of retailer's six R&D grants, for projects using 'big data' to create insights
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ArticleFood Freshly expands in Dubai and India
Shelf-life firm opens subsidiaries in Middle East and India as part of global expansion
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ArticleApple Futures II programme launched in NZ
Pipfruit industry’s increasing focus on Asia set to be assisted through NZ$4.35m funding plan
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ArticleSainsbury’s expands UK tomato season
New winter range claims to be first time LED technology has been used to expand British tomato season on commercial scale
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ArticleAustralia's new horticulture body is official
Agriculture Minister declares Horticulture Innovation Australia as industry services body, with December board meeting to start work on strategy
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ArticleNew Zealand and China collaborate on kiwifruit research
Development of virtual laboratory encourages greater cohesions between research bodies
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ArticleIndustry slams decision to scrap chief science advisor
Decision sparks fears that ‘voice of science will be stifled’ in key policy issues after EU scraps role of chief scientific advisor
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Switching to veggie diet could help 'reverse diabetes'
Millions of people battling the killer disease could improve their blood sugar levels by eradicating meat, new study finds
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ArticleKVH welcomes findings from independent review
Chairman of New Zealand kiwifruit body suggests many of recommendations are already in place