Heleen Tayler
“I grew up on a farm,” says fruit physiologist Heleen Tayler. “My dad was a medical technologist, and farming was his hobby. We had a Jersey herd and made our own yogurt and butter. But I didn’t want to study…
Postharvest performance of Lady in Red
What can physiological profiling tell us about this Cripps Pink mutation? By Anna Mouton. Apple growers are always on the lookout for new Cripps Pink strains that can deliver higher Class 1 pack-outs. Lady in Red is one such promising…
Drawing the line on plastic use
A new project to reduce plastic in pome-fruit packaging. By Grethe Bestbier. As the pressure on producers and pack houses to use environmentally friendly practices increases, a group of researchers is asking how we can reduce the use of plastic…