All Research & Development articles – Page 194
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Legume research sees Scottish debut
Researchers representing 12 other EU countries will be in Edinburgh to join scientists in Scotland in a consortium seeking better ways to use legume crops.
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ArticleFresh fruit tops UK snacking table
New research on snacking habits of adults and children in the UK has found that healthy options are proving popular
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£6m food security fund launched
A £6 million research initiative has been launched to accelerate the development of improving crops and yields in the interest of food security.
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ArticleNew discovery in crop resistance
Scientists in the UK have reportedly made progress in research seeking to boost crop resistance
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ArticleResearch shuffle could yield more gold
Refocusing research efforts on long-term goals could produce more winning products like gold kiwifruit for New Zealand
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ArticleNMB to undergo USDA referendum
The National Mango Board goes to polls to determine continued research and promotion efforts
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ArticleLessons for Australian citrus growers
A recent Citrus Australia study tour to the US has been invaluable in alerting growers to the threat posed by greening disease
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Seedless kinnow prospects for Pakistan
The country is expected to begin exporting the fruit next year, multiplying citrus shipments and attracting interest from Europe
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ArticleFebruary sees retail rebound
Shoppers returned to the high street in February after a slow, snow-bound January, with retail sales bouncing back to 2.2 per cent last month.
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Monsanto named in CR list
Seed giant Monsanto has been named in Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine's 2010 list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens for the third year in a row.
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ArticleGrow-your-own exploitation exposed
Companies trading off the back of the ‘grow-your-own’ phenomenon have been exposed as charging vastly over the cost price.
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ArticleLight boosts spinach vitamins
Spinach stored under lights increases in nutritional value, according to research published this week
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ArticleEC approves BASF's Amflora potato
Leading chemical company wins European approval for the commercial cultivation of its genetically modified starch potato
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ArticleCancer study suggests mango benefit
The US National Mango Board is looking to bolster the marketing of the fruit via a stronger nutritional message
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EMR scientists in stonefruit combat
Scientists at East Malling Research have launched a sustainable combat initiative against aphids, brown rot, plum fruit moth and light brown apple moth to enable more UK stonefruit to be grown and sold locally.
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ArticleTotal Produce in new Egyptian venture
Group's berry research and development arm Redeva establishes "new and unique" association with Egyptian growers
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ArticleAustralian citrus growers tour US
Australian citrus representatives have seen firsthand the devastation caused by citrus greening disease on a study tour of the US
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Rothamsted in Brazilian partnership
The UK agricultural community stands to gain major research and development benefits from a new Brazilian LaBex partnership which saw its first South American scientist start work at Rothamsted Research in Hertfordshire in January.
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BBSRC makes £15m pledge
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has to invest £15 million in establishing training for food security research and development.
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SCRI teams up with Europe on soft fruit
Scottish scientists have joined a consortium including Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany, with the goal of securing the long-term future of the soft-fruit industry.