All Research & Development articles – Page 46
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ArticleKiwifruit breeding centre names first CTO
New Zealand's KBC appoints former Plant & Food expert Roger Hellens to lead research into new and better varieties
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ArticleEver Tru Farms launches in Ontario
The Canadian berry producer hopes to shake up the North American strawberry market
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ArticleBiobest controls benefit raspberries
Raspberry plant propagators in Belgium and the Netherlands are seeing the results of Biobest's chemical-free pest control strategy
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ArticleFera unveils new R&D model
Enigma aims to tackle a series of industry challenges, with the first project focused on wireworm
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ArticleJapanese growers turn to new varieties
Number of newly registered varieties surges as industry searches for value amid declining production
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ArticleEggplant evolution in Asia
US aid programme to bring improved eggplant varieties to Bangladesh and the Philippines
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ArticleBiobest repackages Orius-System
The Belgian firm says its Spanish customers have welcomed the new sustainable packaging used for its thrips control product
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ArticleBayer launches Testing4Ag
Group invites global researchers to submit novel crop protection compounds through new programme
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ArticleGround-breaking tearless onions launch at Waitrose
Industry’s 'first tearless and sweet onion' lands in UK after more than 35 years of R&D and initial success in US and Spain
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ArticleCalifornia citrus funds safety research
Producers from across the state are making a contribution to the Center for Produce Safety’s research capital campaign
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ArticleHoogstraten makes its strawberries greener
Belgian cooperative continues to find solutions across its business to make operations as sustainable as possible
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ArticlePAR gene hailed as game changer
New discovery seen as major step in getting crop plants to produce clonal seeds
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Article‘Only a quarter of UK adults get five a day’
New research from Asda shows only 27 per cent eat at least five portions of fruit and veg a day, while almost half say they throw away uneaten veg
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ArticleNew coating to cut Lidl produce packaging
Retailer works with Swiss researchers to develop edible, protective coating made from crushed fruit and veg peel
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ArticleNew project offers hope of lower-cost heat
NFU Energy and District Eating have launched a project to reduce emissions and boost growers' energy access
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ArticleLainco unveils bacterial disease defence
The eucalyptus oil-based solution has been shown to treat the damaging bacteria Xylella fastidiosa effectively
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ArticleAHDB Petitioners slam GBLG proposal
A group of farmers known as the AHDB Petitioners have hit back at GBLG proposals for a new grower-levy-funded R&D organisation
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ArticleFood banks struggle with rising demand as donations fall
Seven in 10 UK food banks, charities and community causes are worried about having enough food to donate to vulnerable people over Christmas
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ArticlePerfecting consumer fruit preferences
New Australian project to identify secrets behind the fruit flavours, colours, sizes, textures and smells consumers want
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ArticlePitaya innovation continues
Despite formally retiring back in 1990, Yossi Zaphrir’s work with Top Eden Fruits on varietal development of Israeli pitaya goes on