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23 May 2012

Horticulturists owe a huge professional debt to Victorian plant hunters who risked their lives and sanity trekking to faraway lands, says broadcaster Roy Lancaster.

Plant hunt stories revealed

18 May 2012

The stories of some of history's most fanatical plant-hunting adventurers will be brought to life in a new exhibition by the RHS Lindley Library and the Garden Museum.

Stockbridge chief flags LEDs' sustainable crop potential

18 May 2012

Growing crops under LEDs "means you can put a facility down in the middle of a town and grow crops right where you need them", according to Stockbridge Technology Centre (STC) chief executive Graham Ward.

Microbes' soil role explored in show display

18 May 2012

The role of soil microbes in ensuring food security will be highlighted by the Society for General Microbiology (SGM) at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show next week.

Study links watercress to exercise recovery

18 May 2012

Watercress can help the body recover from a strenuous workout, a study by scientists at Edinburgh Napier University and the University of Ulster has found.

Production research need pressed in Parliamentary sustainable food report

18 May 2012 | by Gavin McEwan

The UK cannot deliver sustainable food production without greater investment in coordinated research, according to a Parliamentary report that urges greater state involvement rather than relying on the private sector.

Trials pave way for UK dessert grapes stocks

04 May 2012

Asda is aiming to be the first supermarket to stock British-grown seedless grapes, on the back of trials currently underway at East Malling Research (EMR).

Dr Roger Williams quits RHS position

04 May 2012

RHS science head Dr Roger Williams has left the society to take a new role working for the New Zealand crops levy board.

Study looks back to ancestral cultivars to boost nutrients

27 Apr 2012 | by Gavin McEwan

Ancestors of modern cultivated fruit and vegetables are to be investigated for their nutrient content, which can then assist in breeding more nutritious commercial varieties, under a three-year study funded by consumer goods giant Unilever.

Automation could require a fresh look at agriculture

27 Apr 2012

Automating common crop cultivation and harvesting tasks will mean "re-evaluating the whole approach to agriculture", according to Harper Adams University College head of engineering Professor Simon Blackmore.

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