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image - calabaza - cuban pumpkin from UF IFAS TREC research with Dr. Meru

Is the calabaza the next great gourd for growers in the southeastern U.S.? UF/IFAS is one step closer to a choice cultivar

by Lourdes MederosAvatar photo
December 14, 2023

If you have eaten at various Caribbean, Central or South American restaurants, you might be familiar with a specialty pumpkin called the calabaza. Traditionally prepared in several ways as a key ingredient for mouthwatering stews, soups, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Auyama, Ayote, Calabaza, Geoffrey Meru, Kalabasa, News, SFYL Hot Topic, U.S. Department Of Agriculture Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research And Education (USDA-SSARE), UF IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Plant Breeding, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center, USDA National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, USDA-NIFA, USDA-SSARE, Vegetable Geneticist, Zapallo

¿Es la calabaza una posibilidad de cultivo para los productores del sureste de los Estados Unidos? UF/IFAS está a punto de seleccionar la mejor variedad

by Luz BahderAvatar photo
December 14, 2023

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Si ha degustado del arte culinario en restaurantes del Caribe, Centroamérica o Sudamérica, es posible que esté familiarizado ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Auyama, Ayote, Calabaza, Comercializacion, Cultivares, Cultivo, Español, Geoffrey Meru, Importaciones, Investigacion, Kalabasa, Mejoramiento, Semillas De Calabaza, Spanish, TREC, UF-IFAS, USDA-SSARE, Zapallo
Skylar and members of her lab smile for the camera | Food Science and Human Nutrition UF/IFAS

For the Greater Gourd: Growing Calabaza in Florida to Fuel the Fall Season

by Jessie ErwinAvatar photo
April 4, 2022

Hello, and welcome back to FSHN Research Journeys, which follows the research of graduate students in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at The University of Florida. Today's guest poster is Skylar Moreno, a first-year master's degree ... READ MORE

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Tags: Calabaza, Calabaza Cultivars, Dr. Andrew MacIntosh, Dr. Charles Sims, FSHN, FSHN Research Journeys, Pumpkin, Research Journeys, Research-journeys-food-science, Research-journeys-food-science-ms, Skylar Moreno, Tropical Pumpkin, UF Blueberry Breeding Program
Seminole pumpkins

Summer Vegetable Gardening

by Leslie Nicole MunroeAvatar photo
July 24, 2020

As if we needed another reason to call Florida 'Special', what with our state hanging out into the water and located south of the rest of the nation. Here in Central Florida, we even seem to do our gardening backwards. We can grow edibles ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Basil, Calabaza, Cover Cropping, Crop Rotation, Heat Tolerant Vegetables, Mexican Tarragon, Okra, Pumpkins, Rosemary, Solarization, Southern Peas, Summer Gardening, Sweet Potatoes

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