Definition Research:
Research is a systematic investigation to describe, predict and control the observed phenomenon. Research consist inductive and deductive methods. Inductive methods:
Inductive methods tell about the observed phenomenon and identify principles, structures, or processes underlying the observed phenomenon.
Deductive methods:
Deductive methods prove the hypothesized principles by the observations.
Horticultural Research Institute is the horticulture resesarch and development organization:
Horticuturists work strengthens and improves the horticulture community for theadvantage of all industry segments,nursery growers and greenhouse growers, garden centers and landscape companies. The extraordinary generosity of donors,in past and present, make it possible for Horticulturist to develop and support research aimed at invigorating and enhancing your community. These efforts result in advancements in pesticide management practices, increased automation, and improvements in production efficiency.All of which impact horticulture community, business, and legacy. It is only with support that HRI’s research and advocacy efforts are made possible.Willingness to invest.
Horticulture Research.
The Journal will cover fundamental research on, but not limited to, genetics, genomics and breeding, biotechnology, biochemistry, physiology, cellular biology and molecular biology, evolution and environmental biology of horticultural plants. The journal also publishes news and views on current events of global horticultural fields.
Breeding
Plant & Food Research has over 40 years' experience in
developing new fruit, vegetable.
We use
conventional breeding techniques, crossing parent plants with defined
characteristics, to develop cultivars with novel traits for consumer, grower
and producer. We are also implementing new ‘fast breeding’ technologies to
increase the breeding process, including marker assisted selection practices
developed genomics team. We utilize biometry to assist in efficient parental
and seedling selection and to evaluate the effect of genotype interaction.
Seedling progeny from the breeding
programme are screened to determine the plants with the greatest genetic potential
for commercial use.
We also conduct rootstock selection trials for fruit breeding programmes.
Natural plant compounds may assist
chemotherapy
27 March 2014
Researchers at Plant & Food Research have
identified plant compounds present in carrots and parsley that may one day
support more effective delivery of chemotherapy treatments.
Scientists at Plant & Food Research, working together with researchers at The University of Auckland and the National Cancer Institute of The Netherlands, have discovered specific plant compounds able to inhibit transport mechanisms in the body that select what compounds are absorbed into the body,and eventually into cells. These same transport mechanisms are known to interfere with cancer chemotherapy treatment.
The teams’ research, recently published in the European Journal of Pharmacology, showed that falcarinol type compounds such as those found in carrots and parsley may support the delivery of drug compounds which fight breast cancer by addressing the over-expression of Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP/ABCG2), a protein that leads to some malignant tissues ability to become resistant to chemotherapy.
“It’s very exciting work” says Plant & Food Research Senior Scientist, Dr Arjan Scheepens. “Our work is uncovering new means to alter how the body absorbs specific chemical and natural compounds. Ultimately we are interested in how food could be used to complement conventional treatments to potentially deliver better results for patients.”
Scientists at Plant & Food Research, working together with researchers at The University of Auckland and the National Cancer Institute of The Netherlands, have discovered specific plant compounds able to inhibit transport mechanisms in the body that select what compounds are absorbed into the body,and eventually into cells. These same transport mechanisms are known to interfere with cancer chemotherapy treatment.
The teams’ research, recently published in the European Journal of Pharmacology, showed that falcarinol type compounds such as those found in carrots and parsley may support the delivery of drug compounds which fight breast cancer by addressing the over-expression of Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP/ABCG2), a protein that leads to some malignant tissues ability to become resistant to chemotherapy.
“It’s very exciting work” says Plant & Food Research Senior Scientist, Dr Arjan Scheepens. “Our work is uncovering new means to alter how the body absorbs specific chemical and natural compounds. Ultimately we are interested in how food could be used to complement conventional treatments to potentially deliver better results for patients.”
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