All Research & Development articles – Page 89
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ArticleScientists develop 40 per cent larger plants
US researchers say their discovery could "go a long way" to meet rising food demand
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ArticleFruits and veg ‘the most wasted Christmas food’
Almost half of UK households threw away excess fresh produce this Christmas, often due to overbuying and bad planning, research reveals
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ArticleCrussh opens vegan pop-up for Veganuary
Chain turns Soho store vegan for the month to promote plant-based diets and gauge consumer demand for a vegan-only branch
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ArticleAlbert Bartlett launches chilled lines at Sainsbury’s
Retailer to stock three products from potato supplier's new branded range of chilled products following recent opening of processing plant
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ArticleResistance key for organic lettuce
New downy mildew resistance could offer greater security for organic lettuce growers, Rijk Zwaan says
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ArticleTozer seeds back on display in 2019
The international seed company will provide another glimpse into their seed developments across a range of produce
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ArticleWaste reduction powers ‘too wide reaching’, says NFU
Union broadly welcomes environmental plans in Agriculture Bill and Waste Strategy but expresses concerns about use of farmers' data
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ArticleNutrano debuts Lady Jane
A new brand from Nutrano Group enjoyed a short first season, with future prospects for export
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ArticleFirst commercial blues for S&A
The company has successfully grown a commercial crop of counter-seasonal blueberries in China's Yunnan province
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ArticleGrowing waste innovation
Peter Votkjaer Jorgensen of Maersk Growth tells Fruitnet about the programme, now in its second edition
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Article‘Wash your avos,’ says FDA
US Food and Drug Administration urges consumers to wash skin of avocados after study shows almost a fifth contain harmful bacteria listeria
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ArticleSlug pesticide to be banned by 2020
Metaldehyde to be phased out over next 18 months due to risk posed to wildlife, Defra announces
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ArticleProducers urged to boost workforce productivity
With labour shortages affecting companies across horticulture, AHDB has issued advice on how to maximise workforce efficiency
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ArticleAC Goatham & Son completes major planting operation
Kent topfruit producer plants 220,000 new trees in varieties such as British Royal Gala, Cameo and Conference
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ArticleOrganic climate report ‘naïve’, says Riverford founder
Guy Singh-Watson says many benefits of organic farming should not be ignored following study claiming organic food has higher climate impact
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ArticleFirst bee vaccine could help pollinators
Significant fall in bee numbers has prompted scientists in Finland to develop a groundbreaking vaccine
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ArticleMorrisons to trial new It’s Fresh tech
Undisclosed active ingredient is printed directly onto packaging to boost product life by absorbing natural ripening hormone ethylene
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ArticleFirst harvest of Dutch bananas
An experimental crop of 60 bananas have been grown inside a greenhouse in Wageningen in a bid to curb disease
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ArticleJD.com invests in vegetable production
The e-commerce giant will supply vegetables from its Beijing facility to customers starting this month
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ArticleHow fruit flies found their way into our fruit bowls
Indigenous people in southern Africa were first to be bugged by the flies, which gradually became less picky in their fruit tastes, study suggests