Content related to the sectors: horticulture

11 December 2019

Sweet peppers: Preliminary evaluation of IPM compatible monitoring and control measures

11 December 2019

Enhancing crop quality and diminishing water use in bedding plants

13 July 2021

Improved management of light leaf spot in brassicas by exploiting resistance and understanding pathogen variation (PhD)

This project aims to improve management of light leaf spot in brassicas by exploiting resistance and understanding variation in Pyrenopeziza brassicae, cause of light leaf spot.

11 December 2019

Review of groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) and other plant species contaminating leafy salad and herb crops in the UK and their acceptable levels of contamination in harvested salad for human consumption

11 December 2019

Field evaluation of rhizobacterial inoculants for enhancing lettuce production

11 December 2019

Assessing bioaerosol concentrations in mushroom farm packhouses and growing facilities

11 December 2019

Inducing compact growth and improved shelf life in herbs by mimicking drought signals

6 April 2022

Carrot and Parsnip: Intervention study to assess the effect of consumption on biomarkers of human health

The project will carry out a human intervention study to measure the effect of consumption of selected root vegetables on biomarkers for cancer and inflammatory diseases.

5 August 2021

Understanding the mechanism and role that pre-harvest horticultural maturity, agronomic factors and growing conditions have on postharvest discoloration in celery

11 December 2019

Evaluation of fungicides and novel treatments for the control of black root rot, Thielaviopsis basicola, in bedding plants and hardy nursery stock

11 December 2019

Developing a water strategy for UK horticulture

30 November 2021

Integrated protection of horticultural crops through enhancing endogenous defence mechanisms

Resistance elicitors 'prime' plant defence mechanisms and enable the plants to respond to actual pathogen threats faster.