Abstract:
Four factors control the contribution which fruit research and development can make to production by the year 2000. These are:-
- Consumer demands: the market for produce
- Production opportunities: the technical opportunities to meet the demands
- Producer constraints: the economic and social framework
- Timescale
These provide the framework within which we can look at the targets for research and development on fruit.
Scientific advances are made, as a rule, within the context of a scientific discipline.
Effective applied research depends on consideration of the scientific opportunities in relation to economic and social perspectives.
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