David Chagne
Climate change may mean red apples may lose their red pigment
Do you prefer red or green apples? People have traditionally favoured red-skinned apples but soon they may become a luxury food item due to climate change. Warmer temperatures are affecting the… Audio
Choosing the Right Genes
Dr David Chagne and his team from Plant and Food Research are working on ways to speed up improvements consumers and industry want to see in our plants and crops.. Audio
Choosing the Right Genes
Dr David Chagne and his team from Plant and Food Research are working on ways to speed up improvements consumers and industry want to see in our plants and crops..
AudioGeneticists join the fight against myrtle rust
Geneticists are hoping to discover genes which could protect manuka trees from myrtle rust. 46 cases of myrtle rust have been recorded in Taranaki, Northland and Bay of Plenty with Ministry of Primary… Audio
Scientists search for myrtle resistant manuka genetic code
The race is on to find a genetic code in manuka that makes the plant resistant to Myrtle Rust. The airborne fungal disease has now be found in 46 properties from Northland to Taranaki, with the latest… Audio
