All Research & Development articles – Page 144
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ArticleGlasshouse industry is lighting up
An Agri-Tech-funded project is creating LED lamps that can self-regulate light output according to the needs of a specific plant
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ArticleSNFL takes control of Vitis grape series
Breeding company secures acquisition of table grape varieties following liquidation of former joint venture Vitis Limited
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ArticlePink and red-flesh apples set for launch
Re:inc and EMR have formed a marketing and production group to bring new varieties to the international market
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ArticleSingletons 'eat fewer fruit and vegetables'
Men living alone are also more likely to have a poor diet than women, new research suggests
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ArticleNew partnership for US and Pakistan universities
Project aims to boost collaboration and research in the areas of agriculture and food security
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ArticleLots of fruit and veg in your 20s 'helps protect arteries'
A diet rich in fresh produce as a young adult had better heart health when they were tested in their 40s than those who didn't in new study
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ArticleSWD research and vertical farming win Agri-Tech funding
Four fresh produce R&D projects have won funding in the latest round of Agri-Tech grants
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ArticleScientists use GM tomatoes to produce medicine
Study that produced disease-fighting compounds in tomatoes could be model for large-scale medicine production in produce
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ArticleGrowers could be ‘proud’ to start season with Robijn
Jonagold clone and heavy-cropping variety Robijn touted as a stronger start to British season than Discovery
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ArticleSweet potatoes taste success
With NPD to the fore and new source countries coming on stream, the future looks rosy for sweet potatoes
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ArticleTrial site offers glimpse of the future
A pioneering vegetable trial site with an on-field developmentkitchen is impressing retail buyers and development chefs with an eye for innovation
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ArticleJapan develops sweet seedless persimmon
Fukuoka Prefecture has developed a sweet seedless persimmon called Akiou
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ArticleThe Co-op Food reveals which is best apple for bobbing
The Royal Gala and Cox’s Orange Pippin came second and third respectively in the study commissioned by the retailer
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ArticleNational fruit fly council formed in Australia
A national council to combat fruit fly has been approved for a three-year funding commitment from the Australian federal and state governments
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ArticleHIP set for new strategic direction
Mary Bosley and Mark Tatchell to leave Horticulture Innovation Partnership after three years running the organisation
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ArticleNew farming innovation network launched
Waitrose, Soil Association and LEAF are all involved in the scheme, which was launched at the Houses of Parliament
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ArticleNew study reaffirms carrots' eyesight aid link
Harvard University work tracked more than 100,000 over-50s over a period of 25 years, and found benefits of numerous fruit and veg items
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ArticleSmart and smarter
Growers are increasingly taking to the air to ensure they have the most accurate information for crop forecasting and analysis
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ArticleInterview: Jane King reigns over R&D
New AHDB chief executive Jane King tells Nina Pullman what the restructure means for growers and why Red Tractor could be the key to increasing fresh produce exports
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ArticleWales joins growing list of countries to ban GM
There are now 17 EU nation states and countries that have opted out of growing GM crops under new European laws