All Research & Development articles – Page 208
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ArticleVietnamese growers toast beer bug bait
An Australian "bug bait" made from brewery waste is helping Vietnamese dragon fruit growers double their profits
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ArticlePlanasa launches Mexican venture
Spanish fruit breeder launches Planamerica to develop new berry varieties for Mexican producers
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ArticleCompac gains funding boost
The New Zealand-owned company has won financial backing from the government to create machinery to grade delicate and irregular-shaped fruit
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ArticleNZ investing in topfruit development
NZ$10.8m will be pumped into researching and developing apple and pear varieties over the next seven years
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HAL funding for citrus mapping project
The citrus industry in Australia’s Riverina area is set to reap the benefits of a new satellite-mapping project
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ArticleNew apple Pipivita could rival Pinova
Deep red-skinned variety said to offer slightly above-average sugar levels and generally medium to large sizes
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ArticleEMR hires ornamentals co-ordinator
East Malling Research (EMR) has appointed Fiona Wilson to the newly created role of ornamentals co-ordinator.
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ArticleWatercress in breast-cancer breakthrough
Researchers in a Watercress Alliance funded study have found that a plant compound in watercress may have the ability to suppress breast cancer cell development.
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Rijk Zwaan to open Mexican site
Vegetable breeder Rijk Zwaan will officially open Rijk Zwaan Promex SA de CV, a new location in Mexico, next month.
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ArticleAsiafruit Congress: session six report
Supply chain innovations looks set to bring exciting products to Asian consumers while helping the region’s producers access new markets
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ArticlePrevar licenses new pear cultivar
Global rights for PremP109 granted to nursery network AIGN, which will develop marketing strategy and global trademark
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ArticleAgraQuest biopesticides on show
AgraQuest has showcased its biopesticide line at ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA, and announced a new collaboration with Monsanto
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ArticleBrassica chemicals could aid berry crops
Scientists in the UK are working on natural crop protection alternatives which could prevent soil-borne disease in strawberries
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ArticleHefestus conducts cherry trials
Controlled trials help development of method to extend cherry shelf-life by more than 20 days
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ArticleNew kiwifruit tool pares down carbon footprint
New Zealand crown research body Scion has spivved up Zespri’s plastic kiwifruit utensil to produce the Biospife.
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ArticleSainsbury's focuses on education
The UK retailer is intent on boosting its produce managers' knowledge of growing techniques to aid sales
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ArticleAustralia breeds new pineapple
Australian scientists claim to have bred a new pineapple with double the Vitamin C of existing varieties
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Home-grown food boom continues
A suspect boom in produce grown at home has been confirmed as vegetable seed sales rose 14 per cent last year and are forecast to go up six per cent this year.
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ArticleTotal Berry inks development deal
Joint venture with Plant Sciences Inc. will see an innovative range of berries launched in the UK next year
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Apple genome discovery tempered
Excitement over the decoding of the apple genome has been tempered this week by the realisation that it will take more than a decade for its commercial impact to be felt.