All Research & Development articles – Page 205
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Purple tomatoes could aid cancer battle
A UK-based research team has developed a new tomato that could provide significant strides in fighting cancer and degenerative diseases
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Gender pay gap not discriminatory
New research suggests that discrimination is not causing the gender pay gap, but natural career choice is.
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Belgian kiwifruit almost ready
Belgian fruit auction Profuco hopes to have grape-sized hardy kiwifruit grown in Belgium on offer for its customers by autumn next year.
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ArticleLancaster scientists make seed breakthrough
Scientists at Lancaster University have discovered a seed treatment that could increase crop resilience to pests.
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Zespri hands out last Gold licences
The kiwifruit marketer has finished allocating growing licences for its Gold variety
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ArticleNew direction for Brogdale
The University of Reading and project partner Farm Advisory Services Team Ltd (FAST) have been awarded responsibility for the maintenance, curation and related scientific research for the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale.
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ArticleEosta signs climate agreement
The Netherlands-based company has joined an initiative to achieve climate neutral management
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US and Mexico team up to battle pest
Meetings have been held to discuss the containment and elimination of the Asian citrus pysllid
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ArticleNew yellow kiwifruit unveiled in Italy
Soreli, which is to be produced under a royalty-based system, can apparently offer larger sizes and earlier harvesting
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Blueberries beat off antioxidant competition
A new study in the US has concluded that wild blueberries display higher levels of antioxidant activity than many other fruits
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ArticleAustralian kids fail to eat greens
Australian teenagers are putting their health at risk by not eating their five-a-day, a landmark national survey has found
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Article"Eat or be eaten", warns Jackson
The fresh produce sector is ripe for further consolidation, as pricing pressure from the major retailers continues to take its toll.
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ArticleBrassica sales primed for good growth
Sales of cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli and sprouts are underperforming and require more new marketing ideas
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ArticleNZ research groups to merge
New Zealand’s Crop and Food Research and HortResearch are to merge on December 1 into a new Crown Research Institute (CRI)
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ArticleUganda fights off BBW
Banana growers in the African country are combating banana bacterial wilt disease
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ArticleHeritage varieties get Smart
Specific SmartFresh™ use recommendations are being developed for British heritage apple varieties.
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M&A activity on the up
M&A activity in the UK food sector increase in the first half of 2008.
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ArticleMAFC launches papaya hybrid
The Malaysian group will send trial shipments of its new Paiola branded fruit to Europe in October
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Horticultural R&D: fund it or lose it
Horticultural research and development must find new funding streams urgently or it will disappear.
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ArticleNuffield scholars to speak at Wilkins & Sons
Wilkins & Sons is to run an open day featuring presentations from Nuffield scholars Felicidad Fernandez and Sarah Calcutt, in a bid to encourage more candidates to sign up for 2009.