Agro-food technologiesA new project will use laser technology to get rid of weeds on crops without pesticides
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12 Jan 2021
The WeLASER project will create an autonomous robot with intelligent vision for detecting weeds and later applying a strong laser to exterminate them and prevent them from spreading.
Simple and non-polluting CO2 treatments improve the conservation of table grapes
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21 Dec 2020
A team from the Institute of Science and Technology of Food and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC) of Madrid and the University of Almería is studying viable and non-polluting solutions for improving the preservation of table grapes, which can be applied in a way simple in postharvest processes.
New natural coatings from tomatoes improve the preservation of pork
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29 Jun 2020
A team of CSIC researchers has achieved gelatin coatings that would delay the oxidation process of the product during storage. The stability of the compounds opens up avenues of research into their possible antioxidant effect after digestion.
Developed a fast tool to detect patulin toxin in apples and its derivatives
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26 Nov 2020
Scientists at the Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA) have developed and patented the first immunoanalytical method for detecting patulin, a toxin that can be found in apples and, therefore, in derivatives products such as apple juices, purées and baby food. Two companies will commercialize the method.
System to control plant production through gene silencing
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13 Feb 2020
A team of CSIC researchers has developed a system that would allow controlling the production and performance of a plant crop through a fine regulation of the degree of silencing of a gene of interest. Modulating gene silencing can help control the flowering times of a crop.
