Aps Biocontrol Limited

Globally, onions are the second-most popular vegetable, with production at 99Mt p.a. In the UK, they are the fourth-most consumed vegetable and growing in popularity, given recent resurgences in the perceived health benefits of eating vegetables and enthusiasm for home cooking. Whilst it might be anticipated that the UK onion industry (based primarily in ...

Globally, onions are the second-most popular vegetable, with an annual production of 99 Million tonnes. In the UK, they are the fourth-most consumed vegetable and growing in popularity, with recent lockdowns increasing the publics' perceived health benefits of eating vegetables and enthusiasm for home cooking. Currently, home onion production fulfils only...

Bacterial pathogens of fresh produce are responsible for substantial losses through disease, damage and failure to meet market specifications, with no specific controls. Diseased crop and waste-food disposal, plus additional agricultural land and water required to achieve sufficient marketable yields all add up to increase the carbon footprint of food pro...

The UK's potato industry is valued at £778M (5.37Mt); the majority of potatoes are produced in England, with growers relying on high-quality, disease-free seed, which is primarily purchased from a specialised group of growers in Scotland. Whilst the Scottish climate is perfect for minimising many potato disease, it can encourage blackleg disease; the most...

Bacterial pathogens of fresh produce are responsible for substantial losses through disease, damage and failure to meet market specifications, with no specific controls. Diseased crop and waste-food disposal, plus additional agricultural land and water required to achieve sufficient marketable yields all add up to increase the carbon footprint of food pro...

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"Potatoes are the UK's largest vegetable category, producing 5-6 million tonnes p.a. valued at approximately £1.1bn. Production is relatively stable but prices and supply are volatile, with underlying issues including weather effects and related to these, disease. Bacterial pathogens of potatoes in particular are responsible for substantial losses through...

"Mushrooms are the third largest vegetable category behind potatoes and tomatoes and are growing in popularity due to consumers increasingly recognising the health benefits of mushrooms. The UK industry is growing annually at 3%, yet it is highly challenged from both economic and biological pressures. The UK mushroom market is facing fierce competition fr...

Salmonella is the most important foodborne pathogen and incidences caused by contaminated food of non-animal origin have been increasing, reflecting rising consumers’ demands for fresh/minimally- processed fruit and vegetables. Crops with an outdoor post-harvest management period are particularly at risk; this project focuses on Salmonella contamination o...

The UK mushroom market is facing fierce competition from EU growers and rising operating costs; imports now make up 55% of the UK marketed total. A novel competitive advantage would provide an important boost to the UK industry and this application aims to provide this through tackling one of the most serious bacterial disease of mushrooms; bacterial blot...

This project will investigate the development of a new level of innovation for an insect-population mapping system; specifically, the Scottish Midge Forecast. We will address issues of cost and reporting time by establishing a large, low-cost network of biological data collection, together with the application of imaging algorithms to produce real-time ma...

Bacterial pathogens of potatoes are responsible for substantial losses through disease, damage and failure to meet market specifications. An effective, sustainable solution is a priority across the UK and wider European industry. This project will build on proof-of-concept data from a previous TSB project in which an innovative biocontrol technology based...