2008

22 Nov 2008	Café Banana
	Agri-ProFocus network members AgroFair, ICCO and Wageningen UR, together with Schuttelaar & Partners organized an informal network event for professionals in the banana industry, on Friday 21... more
21 Nov 2008	Wrong proteins targeted in medical apple allergy tests
	Apple-induced allergic reactions are caused by other proteins than assumed by the medical profession until now. This is the result of a study by a team of plant scientists of Wageningen University.... more
20 Nov 2008	Cisgenic potato resists phytophthora
	Plant Research International (PRI), part of Wageningen UR, carried out a successful field test in the summer of 2008 with potatoes that were made resistant to phytophthora by means of cisgenics. This... more
28 Oct 2008	New leaflets on sustainable crop protection strategies in maize and wheat
	Scientists from PRI and PPO and from other research institutions in Europe have collaborated within the EU project ENDURE to produce another two practical leaflets on maize cropping and wheat.... more
27 Oct 2008	Scientists develop extra healthy purple tomatoes
	Scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, England, supported by scientists from Plant Research International of Wageningen UR in the Netherlands, have developed extra healthy purple tomatoes.... more
15 Jul 2008	Researchers discover resistance gene to septoria in wheat
	Researchers from Rothamsted Research (UK) and Plant Research International have discovered a single locus in wild wheat Triticum monococcum that provides resistance to Septoria tritici. This is... more
24 Jun 2008	Wimbledon visitors consume 27,000 kilos of Wageningen variety strawberries
	Wimbledon = strawberries = Elsanta = Wageningen UR The Wimbledon tennis tournament has always been linked to strawberries and cream and this year spectators will again be enjoying strawberries of... more
23 Jun 2008	New edition e-newsletter Plant Life
	Plant Research International is a part of the Plant Sciences Group (PSG) of Wageningen UR. "Plant Life" is the e-newsletter of the Plant Sciences Group. With this newsletter we present you some of... more
	Breakthrough in plant medicine production at Wageningen UR.
	A research team including scientists from Plant Research International and Wageningen University has succeeded in further unravelling and manipulating the glycosylation of proteins in plants. This is... more
14 May 2008	Seed transmission of Pepino mosaic virus in tomato
	Results from a joint European research project show that seed transmission of Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV) in tomato, even though at a low level, is possible. The seed transmission rates differed from... more
29 Apr 2008	Dutch vegetables: sufficient minerals and vitamins
	‘Vitamins absent in vegetables’ a headline in a major national newspaper stated last week. What followed was an account that was to make it evident that the quality of vegetables is deteriorating as... more
22 Apr 2008	Wageningen UR and Luminex develop multiplex detection for the agricultural and food industries
	Plant Research International, a division of Wageningen UR, and Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX), the global leader in multiplex solutions in diagnostics, have signed a licensing agreement for the... more
3 Apr 2008	Genetically modified potatoes do not affect microflora in the soil
	Potato plants containing a gene coding for the so-called T4-lysozyme via genetic modification have no obvious unintentional effects on the composition of microflora in the soil near the roots or ... more
12 Mar 2008	Wageningen scientist discovers genes that increase yield on marginal soils
	Genetically modified plants can be developed that perform significantly better than existing varieties in dry and saline soils. This is the conclusion of the doctorate thesis, to be defended by... more
18 Feb 2008	Genetic modification can make apple growing more environmentally friendly
	Genetic modification of apples can result in a more sustainable way of cultivation. This was the outcome of an Wageningen UR study in which the resistance of 280 genetically modified apple trees... more
14 Feb 2008	On Valentines Day 2008, Wageningen scientists discover a morel mushroom that ‘is thinking about sex’
	This Valentine Day morning, scientists from Wageningen UR’s Plant Research International were amazed to discover small mushrooms in the breeding tubes used for storing the morel fungus. Mushrooms are... more
8 Feb 2008	Research begins into management of organic matter on coastal dune sand
	Press release of Wageningen UR and the Product Board for Horticulture Wageningen University and Research Centre, with financial support from the Product Board for Horticulture, is starting research... more
8 Dec 2005	Tree frogs have to be unfaithful to maintain species attention to genetic diversity a condition for the preservation of endangered species
	The monitoring of genetic diversity is essential for the proper protection of endangered plants and animals in the Netherlands. This is the conclusion of Paul Arens, a researcher at the Plant... more