US Researcher discovers technique to grow pineapple that meets export standards
[Uploaded: 5th April 2009]
A researcher from the Research Outreach Station of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the US has discovered a technique for growing export-quality pineapple.
“Pineapple performs well when given the right amount of fertilizer,” and the new technique would give fruit growers fruits “that are in accordance with the standards of the export market,” DA researcher Inocencio Obrero said.

Ozone Treatment in the Bag
[Uploaded: 1st April 2009]
A new technique has been developed to kill bacteria on packaged food using in-bag generated ozone Bagged salads and fresh-cut produce has been in rising demand over the last few years, but bagged produce still faces problems from bacteria. A new technology to overcome that problem has been developed by Dr Kevin Keener, of Purdue University in the US, according to the Guardian News Service.