All Research & Development articles – Page 175
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ArticleLack of GM ‘hampers’ UK farming
Pro-GM case put to Prime Minister says UK will lose out to other more competitive markets if EU continues to block approvals
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ArticlePassionate student leads pest battle
Bill Watts, 23, is investigating strategies for optimising biofumigation to aid PCN-hit growers
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ArticleMums bid to show they know best
New YouGov report shows that 84 per cent of parents would like school lunches to contribute to child’s 5 A DAY
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ArticleEx-M&S buyer to be new IGD director
Mark Golder will join grocery research body on 22 April, bringing with him nearly 20 years’ supply chain experience
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ArticleImproving genetically modified practices
Produce marketing expected to benefit from Australian research aiming to dispel perception of modified foods
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ArticleFirst extraction of berry ellagitannins
Researchers successfully chemically engineer extraction of health-giving polyphenol from blackberry juice
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ArticleEC urged to aid horticulture research
MEPs want to highlight the critical importance of having an effective and competitive European plant-breeding industry
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ArticleDr Ross Ferguson lands global honour
Plant & Food Research scientist is named a new Fellow of the International Society for Horticultural Science
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ArticleMore Class II produce 'won't up consumption'
UK university researchers find a number of alarming truths about fruit and vegetable consumption and perception
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ArticleIncreased broccoli shelf-life claim
Researchers find that combination of plant compounds aids durability and boosts presence of cancer-fighting agents
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ArticleScientists issue SWD vigilance warning
Scottish soft-fruit growers told to be on the lookout for the fruit fly after it was found elsewhere in the UK
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ArticleUrban basil tree lands innovation gong
Tree Basil bags esteemed prize from a total 56 plants that took part in the Innovation Showcase at Germany's IPM show
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ArticleGM spuds are blight 'resistant'
Three-year trial has shown that these potatoes can thrive despite being exposed to late onset blight
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ArticleUK uni forges Chinese agri-links
China's Agricultural University and University of Nottingham sign strategic partnership deal for fields such as crop science
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ArticleProduce innovation hub gets support
Retailers, manufacturers, producers, marketing groups and growers throw support behind government-backed scheme
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ArticleBreakthrough in brown rot battle
Researchers identify new strategy using biological control agents derived from isolates from UK cherries and plums
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ArticleVitamin C 'boosts' cancer fight
Given by injection, it could potentially be a safe, effective and low-cost treatment for ovarian and other cancers, research suggests
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ArticleEU produce sector launches task-force
Europe's fruit and vegetable sector has launched a task-force to coordinate participation in European innovation projects
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ArticleStangroom named herb chairman
Fiona Lamotte steps down as BHTA chairman to be replaced by Nigel Stangroom during conference for herb industry
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Beetroot juice boosts athletes at altitude
New research has found that a shot of concentrated beetroot juice ‘substantially’ improves athletic performance