All Research & Development articles – Page 229
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Fresh produce to fight disease as alternatives to jabs
Potatoes, bananas and apples among a list of products that may provide edible vaccines against the likes of cancer, hepatitis B - and even tooth decay.
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Tomatoes to get tastier
A recent genetic breakthrough by tomato researchers could lead to better tasting fruit on the marketplace.
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Research merger recommended
An independent study recommends a merger between the Horticultural Development Council and the Apple and Pear Research Council.
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FPC speaks out over Defra spending cuts
The Fresh Produce Consortium urges government to maintain a full programme of horticultural research. Action vital to future of industry, says trade's leading body.
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NFU hits out at horticutural "penny-pinching"
National Farmers Union president Ben Gill attacks further cutbacks expected to horticultural research. Campaign to lobby government.
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New body sets research standard
Guaranteeing the high standards of Food Standards Agency research will be one of the new Advisory Committee on Research's main aims, its chair declares.
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Apple genes mapped out
Researchers in New Zealand have found a way of protecting apple variety rights through gene mapping.
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Plant waterworks researched
Research on kiwifruit in New Zealand into how plants respond to drought could prove vital in adapting varieties to changing climates world-wide.
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Yet more research to support produce health claims
Studies in both the UK and the US provide further evidence that fruit and vegetables are good for us.
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Reefer revolution
LauritzenCool has found a new air-circulation system could spell the end of gratings on board reefer vessels.
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NZ seeks new pear
A new blush pear variety being developed in New Zealand is nearing commercial release.
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Scientists boast "safe" GM tomato
A tomato that will not transmit its changed DNA to other fruit has been developed by a German research institute.
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HRI to stage organic open day
Horticulture Research International is to hold a one-day organics event for existing and potential growers at its Kirton site in September.
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M&S to study differences between tomatoes
Marks & Spencer is to invest in research to discover the differences in nutritional content between conventionally grown and organic tomatoes.
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Consumers not wrong about supermarket profits, says Sustain
Sustain contests IGD report on consumer beliefs about supermarket profits.
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Chinese kiwifruit rescue
Scientists from New Zealand are helping save the ancestral home of modern kiwifruit near China's Yangtze River.
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NZ research breakthrough
An accidental discovery by one grower in New Zealand could change the way root disease in glasshouse crops is controlled.
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Apples and onions in cancer battle
The US Apple Association has reported clinical findings which suggest a link between apples, onions and the prevention and treatment of prostate cancer.
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Citrus research reformed
A new levy system comes into force this month in South Africa which will ensure that all growers pay for citrus research.