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VineFacts turns 600
Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 1:25 pm | Plant and Food Research
This week’s VineFacts is the 600th edition of the weekly viticulture publication, which started in January 1997 and is now in its 23rd season. More >>
Scientist wins Syngenta Growth Award
Friday, 14 December 2018, 10:45 am | Plant and Food Research
Plant & Food Research crop protection specialist Dr Jim Walker was amongst a number of industry leaders from New Zealand and Australia to receive the Syngenta Growth Awards in Sydney. The accolades recognise individuals from different regions across ... More >>
New biological control for kiwifruit disease
Thursday, 29 November 2018, 11:15 am | Plant and Food Research
Kiwifruit growers can now access a new tool to help them combat the bacterial disease Psa – the biocontrol product AureoGold™. More >>
Plant & Food Research to welcome its 300th summer student
Thursday, 29 November 2018, 10:02 am | Plant and Food Research
The Plant & Food Research Summer Studentship Programme began in the summer of 2008/2009 immediately after the Crown Research Institute was established. This year, 28 students will take part in the programme, bringing the total number of studentships to 328 ... More >>
Postharvest scientist honoured by NZIAHS
Tuesday, 27 November 2018, 10:22 am | Plant and Food Research
Plant & Food Research scientist Dr Jeremy Burdon has been awarded a Fellowship of the New Zealand Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Science in recognition of his longstanding contributions to postharvest science that supports New Zealand's ... More >>
Plant & Food Research scientists recognised at Awards
Friday, 9 November 2018, 11:27 am | Plant and Food Research
A leading materials scientist, an emerging kiwifruit scientist and a team that develops genetic markers to enable breeders to select elite seedlings, all from Plant & Food Research, were honoured at the Science New Zealand 2018 National Awards at Parliament ... More >>
Researching bumblebee learning and snapper biology
Thursday, 8 November 2018, 11:13 am | Plant and Food Research
The biology of bumblebees and snapper are the focus of new research projects funded by the Marsden Fund. More >>
New Zealand blackcurrants support an active lifestyle
Thursday, 25 October 2018, 12:03 pm | Plant and Food Research
New research is adding to the knowledge that New Zealand blackcurrants are a ‘super fruit’ for those with an active lifestyle. More >>
Fish scientist receives early career honour
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 12:18 pm | Plant and Food Research
Dr Maren Wellenreuther, a senior scientist at Plant & Food Research, has won this year’s Hamilton Award, the Royal Society Te Apārangi Early Career Research Excellence Award for Science. More >>
Analysis of breast milk nutrient composition
Monday, 8 October 2018, 10:23 am | Plant and Food Research
Scientists have investigated the differences in breast milk produced by women from the three main ethnic groups in New Zealand. The findings may help researchers develop a product for breastfeeding mothers that would support their nutrition and therefore ... More >>
Scientists recognised for controlling plant disease
Friday, 28 September 2018, 11:03 am | Plant and Food Research
Two wins for Plant & Food Research at the Kudos Awards - Dr Philip Elmer, a senior scientist in plant pathology and biological control, has been presented with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award, while his team was awarded the Kudos Science ... More >>
Native birds as potential alternative to pesticides
Wednesday, 19 September 2018, 12:00 pm | Plant and Food Research
A team led by Plant & Food Research will undertake a pilot study this summer to determine if native birds can potentially function as nature’s pest control. More >>
MYBs generate 'wow factors' in fruits and vegetables
Friday, 20 July 2018, 11:05 am | Plant and Food Research
Novelty and health benefits play a major role in influencing consumers’ purchasing decisions and are often controlled in the plant by a family of proteins called MYBs. Understanding how these work could result in new fruits and vegetables on the supermarket ... More >>
Plant & Food Research wins two 2018 KiwiNet Awards
Friday, 6 July 2018, 11:34 am | Plant and Food Research
Plant & Food Research went home with two of the five KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards, which celebrate impact from science through successful research commercialisation within New Zealand’s universities and Crown Research Institutes. More >>
Understanding non-lethal effects of pesticides on honey bees
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 9:45 am | Plant and Food Research
Scientists are developing a new way of studying bees in the laboratory to determine whether pesticides are having a negative effect on their health and behaviour. More >>
Almond project expands to three states in Australia
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 1:58 pm | Plant and Food Research
Plant & Food Research Australia’s almond research has expanded to Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. Once planting is completed this winter there will be 7,105 research trees and 12.3 hectares of trial sites across the three states. ... More >>
New Zealand horticulture reaches new height at $8.8 billion
Wednesday, 16 May 2018, 12:44 pm | Plant and Food Research
New Zealand horticulture had another record breaking year in 2017. The industry was valued at $8.8 billion, up $100 million from 2016, and the total value of exports was close to $5.12 billion, up $14 million from the year before. More >>
Codling Moths Dropped in for Fruitless Sex
Friday, 23 March 2018, 9:47 am | Plant and Food Research
A pilot programme by Plant & Food Research to collapse the population of one of New Zealand’s most harmful apple pests, the codling moth, has produced spectacular results. More >>
Māori team up with Crown to breed unique berries
Thursday, 15 March 2018, 4:42 pm | Plant and Food Research
A joint venture company has been created to breed and develop new unique berry varieties to be marketed exclusively by Māori-owned firm Miro Limited Partnership (Miro). More >>
Scientists discuss sex-less insects
Wednesday, 14 March 2018, 4:18 pm | Plant and Food Research
More than 20 scientists from across the globe will get gather in New Zealand to discuss a new method to stop insect pests reproducing. More >>
