All Research & Development articles – Page 195
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ArticleAHDB receives relocation green light
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) plan to build a new ultra energy-efficient office building on Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire has been approved by Warwick District Council.
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ArticleFlorette invests in fruit TV campaign
Prepared produce brand Florette has made a massive £3 million investment in a TV ad campaign for its prepared fruit lines, set to go live next week.
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ArticleBanana bent for new Philippine lab
A new laboratory in the Philippines will focus on developing disease and climate change resistant banana varieties
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ArticleTasmanian apple researcher closes
Tasmania’s state-owned Grove Research Station has closed its doors after 60 years of apple research
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ArticleTissue culture boosts Philippine strawberries
Tissue culture propagation has boosted the Philippine's strawberry production and offers prospects for expansion
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ArticleMonsanto signs up for new research centre
Seed breeder Monsanto has signed up as an early tenant of a new research station opening in North Carolina.
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EMR in strategic restructure
East Malling Research (EMR) has restructured to separate its commercial and scientific activity.
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ArticleIndian decision may slow investment
It is feared the Indian government’s decision to postpone the introduction of Bt brinjal will discourage private investment
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SCRI to unite with Macaulay
The Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) and the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute have agreed in principle to unite, strengthening Scotland's rural-environmental research capacity and further enhancing their international competitiveness.
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Shelf life singled out by breeders
Improving shelf life has been singled out as one of the biggest growth opportunities in the fresh convenience sector.
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Retail recovery hopes dampened
The high street suffered its worst January in at least 15 years after snow and economic woes hurt sales, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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ArticleIndia delays Bt brinjal decision
The Indian government has announced a six-month moratorium on Bt brinjal introduction to allow more safety trials
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ArticleZespri cues up new variety decision
Zespri will decide in June whether it will commercialise new varieties from its breeding programme
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Fight is on to save Irish research centre
A campaign is underway to try to prevent the closure of the Teagasc research and advisory centre at Kinsealy in north county Dublin, which has played a key role in the development of Irish horticulture for almost half a century.
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ArticleAustralia builds new research centre
Australia’s most populated state, New South Wales, will play host to a new A$5.9m farming research facility
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ArticleBirthday boost for Plant & Food
Fruit Logistica 2010: The New Zealand-based R&D group has marked its first anniversary at this year's Berlin trade show
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ArticleLight cook helps vegetables fight cancer
Australian scientists have discovered that lightly cooking some vegetables maximises their anti-cancer qualities
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ArticleNIAB declares MacLeod Complex open
The National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) officially opened its new purpose-built glasshouse facility at Park Farm near Histon in Cambridge last Friday.
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ArticleIndia develops GM tomato
Indian researchers have developed a genetically modified tomato that stays fresh 30 days longer than traditional varieties
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ArticleDiscounter performance wanes
A consumer research expert has branded Tesco “paranoid” said Morrisons’ lack of online facilities a “glaring omission”, and doubted the short-term performance of the discounters in the UK market.