Many stories about SCRI and its research are featured in the national, local and specialised press and media. Below is a selection of some of the recent highlights of SCRI science hitting the headlines. Older stories can be found in the archive.

Aphid genome decoded

Grocer
27 February 2010
New research reveals DNA of pea aphid

Scientists come step closer to tackling aphids
Horticulture Week
26 February 2010
A breakthrough in the study of aphid reproduction has moved scientists one step closer to stamping out pest problems.

STV News Tayside
23 February 2010
Numbers of greenfly could be drastically reduced, after scientists in Dundee helped unravel the insect's DNA.

Dundee Courier
23 February 2010
Aphid's strange sex life revealed

Aberdeen Press and Journal
23 February 2010
Researchers lead breakthrough in tackling greenfly.

ClimaFruit consortium

Horticulture Week
26 February 2010
Scientists join European soft fruit project

Grocer
26 February 2010
Scottish scientists in EU fruit collaboration

Fresh Produce Journal
19 February 2010
SCRI teams up with northern Europe in berry boost

SCRI takes major role in ClimaFruit group aiming to boost berry industry
The Scotsman
17 February 2010
Commercial soft fruit growing has long been associated with Scotland and yesterday an international link up was announced between Scottish scientists involved in raspberry, blackcurrant and blueberry research and colleagues in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany.

Aberdeen Press and Journal
17 February 2010
£5m study boost for soft fruit sector.

BBC Radio Scotland - Good Morning Scotland
17 February 2010
Soft fruit is worth millions each year to Scottish growers.

Tay FM News
17 February 2010
Scientists are to protect the soft fruit industry, in an initiative lead by the Scottish Crop Research Institute.

BBC1 Scotland - Reporting Scotland
17 February 2010
Scientists in Scotland join international consortium working to safeguard the future of the soft fruit industry.

BBC Radio Scotland - Good Morning Scotland
17 February 2010
Scottish scientists working to save production of soft fruit.

Climate change threat to berries
BBC News Online
17 February 2010
Scientists in Scotland have joined an international forum working to safeguard the future of the multi-million pound soft fruit industry.

Scottish Crop Research Institute scientists join North Sea coalition to boost berry industry
Horticulture Week
17 February 2010
Scientists at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) have joined Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany with the goal of securing the long-term future of the soft fruit industry.

BBC1 Scotland - Reporting Scotland
17 February 2010
Scientists in Scotland have joined an international consortium working to safeguard the future of the valuable soft fruit industry.

STV News Tayside
17 February 2010
The climate change threat to Scotland's multi-million pound soft fruit industry is being tackled by an international group of scientists.

Wave 102 News
17 February 2010
Dundee is to take a leading role in securing the long term future of the soft fruit industry.

BBC1 Scotland - Reporting Scotland
17 February 2010
Scientists in Scotland have joined an international consortium working to safeguard the future of the valuable soft fruit industry.

BBC Radio Scotland News
17 February 2010
Scientists in Scotland have joined an international forum working to safeguard the future of the multi-million pound soft fruit industry.

Wave 102 News
17 February 2010
The Scottish Crop Research Institute are attempting to protect Scotland's soft fruits from the effects of climate change.

Scots scientists join international berry consortium
STV News Online
17 February 2010
Scots scientists have joined a consortium from across Europe who aim to secure the long-term future of the important soft fruit industry. The project, called ClimaFruit, has a budget of six million euros - around £5.2million.

Baked rhubarb could help fight cancer

Horticulture Week
19 Febuary 2010
Scottish Crop Research Institute claims chemicals in rhubarb can fight cancer.

Crumble – the new cancer cure?
www.labnews.co.uk
19 Febuary 2010
Researchers have found that baking garden rhubarb for 20 minutes dramatically increases its levels of polyphenols – an anti-cancerous chemical.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle
15 February 2010
Eating baked rhubarb could help fight cancer, new research has shown.

Sheffield Star
15 February 2010
Rhubarb could help cancer fight

Doncaster Star
15 February 2010
Rhubarb could help cancer fight

Baked rhubarb may fight cancer
BootsWebMD
15 February 2010
The humble rhubarb crumble could be a secret weapon in the fight against cancer.

Study: Baked rhubarb can potentially help develop new cancer treatments
topnews.net.nz
14 February 2010
According to a new study by the researchers of Sheffield Hallam University and the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI), eating baked British garden rhubarb, a South Yorkshire variety, can bring about a dramatic increase in the levels of anti-cancerous chemicals called ‘polyphenols.’

Baked rhubarb may aid cancer battle
The Press Association
12 February 2010
Eating baked rhubarb could help fight cancer, new research shows.

Rhubarb crumble could kill cancer
STV News Online
12 February 2010
Eating rhubarb baked in a crumble may also be the best way to take advantage of its health benefits, and could lead to the development of new cancer treatments.

Daily Telegraph
12 February 2010
Fight the threat of cancer, eat a rhubarb crumble.

The Independent
12 February 2010
Baked rhubarb may help fight cancer

Could baked Yorkshire rhubarb help beat cancer?
Daily Mail
12 February 2010
Eating baked rhubarb could help fight cancer, research suggests. Scientists found baking British garden rhubarb for 20 minutes dramatically increased its levels of anti-cancerous chemicals.

Scottish Daily Mail
12 February 2010
So could rhubarb help cure cancer?

Daily Express
12 February 2010
Rhubarb could beat cancer

Scottish Daily Express
12 February 2010
Now rhubarb is secret weapon in cancer fight.

Belfast Telegraph
12 February 2010
Rhubarb can fight cancer.

The Sun
12 February 2010
Rhubarb kills Big C.

Glasgow Herald
12 February 2010
Rhubarb in a stew as baking it might help in the fight to beat cancer.

The Scotsman
12 February 2010
Rhubarb boost.

Aberdeen Press and Journal
12 February 2010
Baked rhubarb may aid cancer battle.

Dundee Courier
12 February 2010
Rhubarb may fight disease - study.

Eastern Daily Press
12 February 2010
Rhubarb may fight cancer.

Northern Echo
12 February 2010
Rhubarb 'helps to fight cancer'.

Yorkshire Post
12 February 2010
Baked rhubarb could help fight against cancer.

GMTV News Scotland Central
12 February 2010
One of Britain's favourite puddings could help prevent cancer.

Moray Firth Radio News
12 February 2010
New statistics have shown that eating baked rhubarb could help fight cancer.

Tay FM News
12 February 2010
Scientists at the Scottish Crop Research Institute say rhubarb crumble could help prevent the growth of cancer cells.

GMTV News Scotland Central
12 February 2010
Scientists in Tayside have found rhubarb can help prevent cancer.

Rhubarb may have anti-cancer properties, finds study
www.themedguru.com
12 February 2010
In what could herald some hope for the cancer afflicted, researchers have found that eating the garden rhubarb, rich in bioactive components could stem the growth of cancer cells.

Baking Rhubarb Increases Polyphenols
www.foodproductdesign.com
12 February 2010
Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University, together with the Scottish Crop Research Institute, found that baking British garden rhubarb for 20 minutes dramatically increased its polyphenol levels. These polyphenolic components have been shown to have a range of anti-cancer bioactivities.

Daily Record
12 February 2010
Rhubarb for cancer fight

Glasgow Evening Times
12 February 2010
Rhubarb may cut cancer risk

Claims over rhubarb cure crumble
www.nhs.uk
12 February 2010
This news story was based on research to determine how cooking rhubarb would affect the amount of antioxidant chemicals it contains.

Wigan Evening Post
12 February 2010
Baked Tyke rhubarb aids cancer fight.

Metro Scotland
12 February 2010
Rhubarb may hold key to cancer drugs.

Lancashire Evening Post
12 February 2010
Baked Tyke rhubarb helps fight cancer.

Express & Star Wolverhampton
12 February 2010
Stick of hope in rhubarb.

STV News Tayside
12 February 2010
The rhubarb plant may have the potential to develop drugs to fight cancer.

Wave 102 News
12 February 2010
Rhubarb could lead us to new cancer treatments

January weather records

Dundee Evening Telegraph
1 February 2010
Coldest January temperature for 52 years.

Dundee Courier
2 Febuary 2010
January coldest day in 50 years.

SSCR winter meetings

Soft fruit winter meeting to cover raspberry threat
Horticulture Week
22 January 2010
The threat posed by Phytophthora idaei to the raspberry industry is just one of the topics being discussed at this year's soft fruit winter meeting. The meeting, will take place at the Scottish Crop Research Institute on Wednesday 17 February.

Potato Conference

GM technology 'may provide way to defeat potato pests'
The Scotsman
30 January 2010
With recent drastic reductions in pesticides that are allowed to be used in the control of pests and diseases in the potato crop, a claim was made this week that the potato industry in this country now faces real and serious issues that can best be tackled using genetic technology.

GM hailed as new weapon in potato disease battle
Aberdeen Press and Journal
30 January 2010
Genetic modification could solve the problems facing potato producers who are about to lose many of the chemical weapons used to control pests and diseases in a crop that is a staple of the British diet.

Dundee Courier
30 January 2010
GM the best answer to tackling disease.

This year's Association of Potato Producers conference to discuss latest industry challenges
Horticulture Week
20 January 2010
Growers will hear from some of the country's top experts and get a chance to have their say during the workshop sessions. Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) researchers Finlay Dale and Gavin Ramsay will debate the pros and cons of genetic modification (GM).

SAC Association of Potato Producers Annual Conference 2010
Stackyard.com
12 January 2010
Potato production is always a challenge, but just now growers are facing a whole series of new issues. Scottish Crop Research Institute researchers, Finlay Dale and Gavin Ramsay, will be speaking.

Mylnefield Research Services

Sunday PostPlus Magazine
10 January 2010
Nigel Kerby is Managing Director of Myinefield Research Services (MRS), the commercial subsidiary of the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI), based in Invergowrie, just outside Dundee.

Farming Scotland Conference

Dundee Courier
18 January 2010
Supermarket competition and 'green energy' farming are among the hot topics being debated at this year's annual Farming Scotland Conference.

Brechin Advertiser
7 January 2010
Supermarket competition and 'green energy' farming are among the hot topics being debated at this year's annual Farming Scotland Conference.

Forfar Dispatch
7 January 2010
Supermarket competition and 'green energy' farming are among the hot topics being debated at this year's annual Farming Scotland Conference.

Grocery market inquiry to the fore
Aberdeen Press and Journal
5 January 2010
The Competition Commission's investigation into the grocery market is to be the focus for debate at next month's Farming Scotland Conference. Derek Stewart, the head of the Plant Products and Food Quality programme at the Scottish Crop Research Institute will be speaking.

December weather records

Dundee Courier
7 January 2010
The wave of cold weather broke records last month going back more than 50 years, according to experts at the Scottish Crop Research Institute in Invergowrie.

Scotland’s new food research strategy

Scotland Unveils New Food Research Strategy
theGovMonitor.com
6 January 2010
A new food research strategy that will help deliver Scotland’s ambitious National Food and Drink policy has been unveiled. New institute formed with the merger of SCRI and the Macaulay means Scotland will continue to continue to be a world leader in research.

Scotland's National Food and Drink Policy revealed
EatOutMagazine.co.uk
6 January 2010
It is the first research strategy that draws together the wide range of interests in food related matters and research funders. The agreement of the Boards of the Macaulay Land Use and Scottish Crop Research Institutes to come together to create a new institute with even greater international reach - augurs well for Scotland to continue to be a world leader.

Programme 1 Stakeholder Day

Scottish Farmer
2 January 2010
The crucial research that plays a 'fundamental' role in security of food supply was highlighted at a conference in Edinburgh, last week.