All posts tagged "research"

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  Kiwi infants lacking in fruit and vege intake

  Infant Feeding in New Zealand is the first study of its kind investigating adherence to a wide range of infant feeding practices...

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  Vertical farming has limits

  Vertical farming – where food is grown indoors in high stacks – will not replace traditional fruit and vegetable growing in New...

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  News and Views

  Australia and NZ join forces on plant biosecurity research

  Australia and New Zealand have entered into a new collaboration to strengthen plant biosecurity research.

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  Don’t bank on seed banks to save NZ trees

  New Zealand can’t rely on seed banking to save many of its iconic trees, such as kauri, from disease, a new international...

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  Coarse wool breakthrough creates new materials set to revitalise wool industry

  Years of research to find new uses for coarse wool has resulted in the successful deconstruction of wool fibre to create completely...

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  Innovation to underpin LIC’s future growth

  The future growth and sustainability of the New Zealand dairy industry will be underpinned by innovation and investment in research and development...

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  How could gene editing serve our primary industries?

  Removing allergens from milk, making mānuka disease-resistant and preventing wilding pines are some potential future uses of gene editing in New Zealand...

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  Pasture pests cost NZ farmers

  Pests most commonly targeting New Zealand’s pastures are costing the economy up to $2.3 billion a year, an AgResearch study has found.

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  Fast Facts

  Island life helps birds evolve bigger brains

  Species of birds that live on oceanic islands (islands that rise from the ocean floor due to seismic or volcanic activity) have...

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  Modern breeding could make apples red inside and out

  Novelty and health benefits play a major role in influencing consumers’ purchasing decisions and are often controlled in the plant by a...