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Researchers to look into commercial potential of volcanic dust boosted honeyberries

Researchers to look into commercial potential of volcanic dust boosted honeyberries

1 Sep 2017

Honeyberry (Lonicera caerulea) (c) James Hutton Institute
"We hope this scientific and commercial collaboration will help catalyse innovation in the food and drink industry"
Honeyberry plots, Arbuckles of Invergowrie

A research collaboration between REMIN, the James Hutton Institute, James Hutton Limited and a group of Tayside soft fruit growers led by Arbuckle's of Invergowrie has been awarded funding to investigate the economic potential of honeyberries grown using volcanic rock dust fertiliser.

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This article was originally posted by The James Hutton Institute