All Research & Development articles – Page 187
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ArticleGolden Delicious still UK favourite
Consumer survey finds British consumers still like Golden Delicious best, although more men than women prefer the variety
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ArticleLidl plots Greek investment
Schwarz Group-owned discounter is aiming to plough €100m into the country over the next three years
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ArticleOSF boss defends biotech in TEDx talk
Neal Carter uses speech at Canadian TEDx event to deliver empassioned defence of technology's role in horticulture
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ArticleUK apple groups sign Smitten deal
Prevar grants Empire World Trade and Worldwide Fruit licences to grow, market and sell promising new early-season variety
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ArticleRijk Zwaan makes Spanish R&D move
Dutch vegetable breeder launches two facilities at its El Mami site in Almeria, completing its Spanish investment
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ArticleScientists map watermelon genome
Watermelon breeding developments set to accelerate as scientists publish the fruit’s genome sequence
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ArticleItalian apple firms form NovaMela
New consortium unites marketers in Piedmont, South Tyrol and Trentino to develop, introduce and sell new varieties
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ArticleGlobal deal pushes red-flesh apples
Fruit marketers from 11 countries are to collaborate on bringing new varieties of red-flesh apples to market within five years
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ArticleStudy reveals pesticide link
Two pesticides have been shown to have a damaging impact on the behaviour and populations of bees in the UK
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ArticleHopes high for early-season clementine
Spanish marketer Anecoop confirms plans to extend availability of early-harvesting variety Clemensoon after promising first year
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ArticleAG Thames launches stonefruit range
First arrivals of peaches and nectarines bred by Oz Peach set to "revolutionise" early offer, says UK-based importer
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ArticleThe only ways is up for Singapore farming
Little more than a city at the end of the Malay Peninsula, the geographically tiny nation of Singapore is embracing vertical farming techniques
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ArticleInnovation body to develop EU F&V
AREFLH and Freshfel reveal plans to create a European Innovation Partnership for fresh produce
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ArticleNew £3 million project to 'transform agriculture'
A new £3.19 million research project claims it can 'transform' the global accessibility of agricultural data.
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ArticleHM Clause opens new research centre
The French vegetable seed company has invested €14m in a new facility in Angers, France
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ArticlePsa drives diversification in NZ
As kiwifruit vine disease Psa-V continues to spread, one expert says orchardists may need to establish new growing regions
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ArticlePlanasa drives Americas expansion
The company is planning further growth and investment in berry varietal development across Chile, Mexico and California this year
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ArticleResearcher receives gold medal
Plant & Food Research’s Russell Lowe has been awarded the inaugural Hayward Medal in recognition of his work on the Hort16A variety
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ArticleScotland forms Europe's largest agri college
Four Scottish colleges have merged to form Scotland's Rural University College
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ArticleNew Zealand pears into the future
There are hopes that a handful of pear varieties that have gone into trials could be grown commercially in five to ten years