Technology transfer to improve fruit

摘要

In the first of a six-part series from Cranfield University's Plant Science Laboratory, Dr Leon Terry looks at research on strawberry quality and using biosensors for fresh-produce quality assessment. Strawberries are one of the most important horticultural crops grown in the UK. The rapid growth in sales over the past decade has been underpinned by ongoing research and development both in the UK and overseas. However, technology transfer between research establishments and industry within horticulture, in general, has often been inadequate, partly due to the commonly misperceived view that research and industry have different agendas.