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Hedges beat garden fences as wildlife havens and flood barriers – that’s why I’m taking them to the Chelsea Flower Show

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21 May 202421 May 2024

Tijana Blanusa, CC BY-ND Most people associate the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show with innovative and inspiring garden design displays featuring plants galore. But the annual London show, which starts on...Read More >

The National Fruit Collection: A reference source and genebank

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12 April 202223 February 2023

This year, the National Fruit Collection celebrates its 100th anniversary and 70th year at Brogdale Farm in Kent. Here, the Scientific Curator Matt Ordidge reflects on how the purpose of…Read More >

Horticultural Quality and Food Loss Network

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3 November 20213 November 2021

The Horticultural Quality and Food Loss Network (HortQFLNet) is jointly led by the University’s Professor Carol Wagstaff and Cranfield University’s Professor Leon A. Terry.

HortQFLNet: Ensuring continuity of research in horticultural crop quality and postharvest food loss

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10 May 2021

It is estimated that one third of food produced globally is wasted before it is consumed. In the UK, this equates to >15 million tonnes of food and drink annually;…Read More >

Rocket, arugula, rucola: how genetics determines the health benefits and whether you like this leafy green

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19 June 20203 November 2021

Love it or hate it, rocket is popular all over the world. Also known as arugula, roquette and rucola, it’s known for its pungent and peppery flavours. It might look…Read More >