All Research & Development articles – Page 200

  • Citrus oils could help preserve food
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    Citrus oils could help preserve food

    2008-05-24T14:01:01Z

    Essential oils from citrus including oranges and lemons could act as natural anti-fungal agents for food, suggests new research from Spain.

  • Netherlands
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    De Ruiter hosts plant health meeting

    2008-05-21T10:40:56Z

    An international meeting brought together seed and plant health experts

  • Apples Fuji
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    Fuji apple "callus hair" growth discovery

    2008-05-20T12:11:34Z

    A UK scientist could have paved the way to longer-lasting Fuji apples

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    SCRI’s Dundee base gets makeover

    2008-05-14T16:01:01Z

    Researchers at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) working to improve global food supplies have been given a boost after their Scottish base was refurbished by workplace experts to make it more user friendly.

  • Dr Paul Clüver
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    Prestigious appointment for Capespan chair

    2008-05-14T10:01:01Z

    Capespan chairman Dr Paul Clüver has been appointed chairman of the Stellenbosch University (SU) council.

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    Prevar licenses new apple for local NZ market

    2008-05-07T11:40:58Z

    A new golden-coloured apple variety will be available on New Zealand supermarket shelves within the next two years.

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    Grape research in disease breakthrough

    2008-05-02T15:01:02Z

    Researchers at the renowned Agricultural Research Service of the US department of agriculture are close to finding a solution to powdery mildew.

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    Nunhems investment boost

    2008-04-30T17:01:01Z

    Seed breeder Nunhems has further strengthened its position on the European lettuce market with investment in modernisation of its glasshouse facilities.

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    A wash is not enough

    2008-04-26T10:01:01Z

    Research from the US suggests that even washing leafy vegetables with a chlorine solution is not enough to kill food-poisoning bacteria.

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    Wilting genetic hopes

    2008-04-06T11:01:01Z

    Scientists from the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) are developing a gene that they hope will lead to new banana varieties resistant to bacterial wilt.

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    Fruit juice energy drink set to hit market

    2008-03-26T10:01:01Z

    A new fruit product that dramatically increases muscle power and delays fatigue is set to hit the market, according to a report published in magazine Chemistry & Industry.

  • Round blue cells surrounded by brown callus hairs
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    Scientist in Fuji breakthrough

    2008-03-26T08:01:01Z

    An Institute of Food Research scientist has made a discovery concerning the flesh of mature Fuji apples that could prove a breakthrough in storage of the variety.

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    EMR research leader recognised

    2008-03-23T15:01:01Z

    East Malling Research (EMR) research leader Dr Jerry Cross has been awarded the title of Visiting Professor in Horticultural Entomology by the University of Greenwich.

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    Plimsoll names top five

    2008-03-20T09:22:15Z

    Plimsoll Publishing’s first edition report on the fresh produce trade for 2008 highlights the most profitable companies and the best trading partners in the sector.

  • Scientists may have discovered the key to fruit shapes
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    Scientists unravel fruit shape mystery

    2008-03-19T15:01:01Z

    A study of tomatoes has uncovered how a variant of a gene stretches out fruit, according to The Telegraph.

  • Sun World widens scope
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    Sun World widens scope

    2008-02-28T10:01:02Z

    Sun World has named three new marketers and granted its first licences in Brazil and Spain.

  • Vicky Knight retires from EMR
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    Vicky Knight retires from EMR

    2008-02-27T15:01:02Z

    World-renowned raspberry breeder Vicky Knight retired from at East Malling Research (EMR) this week, after a career spanning 35 years.

  • Pest management is attracting massive investment for Exosect
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    Exosect investment boost

    2008-02-27T14:01:10Z

    Pest-management specialist Exosect has landed a £3.3 million investment from a consortium.

  • Fairtrade confuses consumers
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    Fairtrade confuses consumers

    2008-02-25T08:01:01Z

    Consumers are confused when it comes to understanding the principles behind the Fairtrade mark, new research has revealed.

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    Jamaicans get diversity support

    2008-02-23T17:01:01Z

    The EU has handed out grants to three companies in Jamaica that are diversifying away from banana production as part of the union’s banana diversification programme.