All Research & Development articles – Page 81
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ArticleTech firm opens new vertical farm
Vertivore near Birmingham will grow salads, herbs and greens in pilot project to make food production more sustainable
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ArticleExperts seek TR4 breakthrough
Delegates at the International Banana Congress hear how scientists are stepping up their search for solutions to TR4 threat
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ArticleNZ research team enhances fruit outcomes
A Plant & Food Research team has improved results in apple and kiwifruit crops in two different studies
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ArticleNew green asparagus yields results
Early varieties from Global Plant Genetics help push total marketable yields for green asparagus to new levels
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ArticleFunding for fruit fly fight
An Australian university has received backing to study the genetic code of fruit flies in an attempt to eliminate female flies
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ArticleKew man crowned best young horticulturalist
Richard Moore receives £2,500 to fund research trip to Japan after hotly contested competition
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ArticleJHI breeders secure five-year funding
Raspberry consortium finalises funding from industry partners, with space still available for another business to join
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ArticleSmart container sets off on global tour
Container fitted with sensors leaves Netherlands on two-year mission to collect data on transport and logistics challenges
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ArticlePrepared for all seasons
The long, hot summer of 2018 boosted volume sales of prepared salad and veg, but suppliers aren’t resting on their laurels as they look to grow
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ArticleFull-spectrum glasshouse expected to boost yields
New research facility at University of Warwick will make use of full spectrum of light in bid to grow better quality crops in greater volumes
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Article‘Europe can reach US avo volumes in eight years,' says WAO
World Avocado Organization predicts that by 2027 European volume will match consumption in US, where almost 1.1m tonnes were sold last year
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ArticleDistracted shoppers ‘spend 41 per cent more on the phone’
Mobile phone use distracts shoppers from normal shopping routine prompting more purchases, according to research conducted in Sweden
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ArticleBroccoli contains cancer-inhibiting compound
More research reveals hidden molecule in broccoli which scientists found prevents tumour growth
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ArticleEarly promise for new white asparagus variety
Vittorio has garnered significant interest in Northern Europe thanks to agronomic characteristics, according to breeder Global Plant Genetics
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ArticleMicrochip implants could order our food
Sainsbury's Future of Food report makes some bold predictions for a brave new world of fresh produce
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ArticleOrganic opportunity
As global organic sales smash through the $100bn barrier, the sector looks to have a rosy future despite a number of challenges
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ArticleEarly volumes for Charentais melons
With the planted area remaining stable in France, Spain and Morocco, favourable conditions are expected to bring forward the harvest
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ArticleJupiter Group acquires Cool Fresh International
Buyout of major Dutch marketing firm includes logistics division Saphir and commercial operation Agro Marketing Cool Fresh España
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ArticleGene discovery could lead to tastier tomatoes
Scientists in America successfully mapped the genome of 725 tomato varieties, locating a rare "flavour gene" in the process