Cut an apple in half, and the white flesh reveals a cluster of black pips arranged in the shape of a star. It is a…
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UK farmers count cost as heatwave kills fruit and vegetable crops
The UK heatwave has caused fruit and vegetables to die on the vine as growers fear the drought and further hot temperatures could ruin harvests…
View More UK farmers count cost as heatwave kills fruit and vegetable cropsScientists create tomatoes genetically edited to bolster vitamin D levels
Scientists have created genetically edited tomatoes, each containing as much provitamin D3 – the precursor to vitamin D – as two eggs or a tablespoon…
View More Scientists create tomatoes genetically edited to bolster vitamin D levelsUK could grow up to 40% of its own fruit and vegetables by using urban green spaces
Britain could grow up to eight times its current production of fruit and vegetables if all available urban and under-used green space were turned to…
View More UK could grow up to 40% of its own fruit and vegetables by using urban green spacesCocktail of pesticides in almost all oranges and grapes, UK study finds
Almost all grapes and oranges contain a “cocktail of pesticides” according to research, which has singled out the most polluted fruit and vegetables in our…
View More Cocktail of pesticides in almost all oranges and grapes, UK study findsStrawberry fields forever? New variety tastes great … and grows all summer
It would be easy to dismiss it as a marketing gimmick. A strawberry called Ace, announced on the eve of Wimbledon – surely, you cannot…
View More Strawberry fields forever? New variety tastes great … and grows all summer