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Herbicide plus fertilizer equals fewer weeds and, thus more tomatoes


October 24, 2024

A combination of herbicide and fertilizer can prevent the nasty nutsedge weed from harming tomatoes, new University of Florida research shows. That, in turn, should mean more of the fruit going to the grocery store and your kitchen. An increase ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS
Tags: Control, Fertilizer, Herbicide, Horticultural Sciences Department, Nutsedge, Plastic Mulch, Pre-emergence Herbicide, Ramdas Kanissery, Ruby Tiwari, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Weed Scientist

Citizen scientists help UF researchers find best-tasting tomatoes


September 11, 2024

People with a green thumb for growing tomatoes are giving University of Florida scientists good data to help them find tastier tomatoes. Through a citizen science program, Denise Tieman, a UF/IFAS research associate professor of horticultural ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE
Tags: Citizen Science, Cultivars, Denise Tieman, DNA, Flavor, Florida Tomato Conference, Gardeners, Growers, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences Department, Jessica Chitwood-Brown, Tomato Breeding, Tomatoes
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Beer in space: UF researchers study microgravity’s effect on fermentation


August 14, 2024

A recently published study by University of Florida researchers provides insight into how beer yeast might behave when fermented in outer space. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS
Tags: Andrew MacIntosh, Beer, Biofuel, Clinostat, Ester, Ferment, Fermentation, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Grain, Horticultural Sciences Department, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Megan Winslow, Microgravity, Outer Space, Pedro Fernandez Mendoza, Pharmaceutical, Research, Researcher, Saccharomyces Pastorianus, Space, Space Exploration, Study, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Wort, Yeast

UF/IFAS horticultural sciences professor elected to National Academy of Sciences


May 7, 2024

The National Academy of Sciences elected Andrew Hanson, Griffin Sr. Eminent Scholar and horticultural sciences professor at the University of Florida (UF), as a member at its 161st annual meeting. (more…) READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Horticulture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Andrew Hanson, David Norton, Griffin Sr. Eminent Scholar, Horticultural Sciences Department, Horticulture, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, John Davis, Meredith Bauer, National Academy Of Sciences, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences

UF part of multi-institutional, $22M cereal crops project funded by USAID


November 2, 2023

The U.S. Agency for International Development announced the creation of the Feed the Future Climate Resilient Cereals Innovational Lab, or CRCIL, to improve lives around the world by making cereal crops more readily available to those most at ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Charlie Messina, Climate Resilient Cereals Innovational Lab, Feed The Future, Horticultural Sciences, Horticultural Sciences Department, USAID

Coming to fruition: Students reap real-life experience in Horticultural Sciences Teaching Garden


May 10, 2023

Luminous yellow squash, bright red turnips and blooming artichokes are just a few of the crops that were grown this spring in the Horticultural Sciences Teaching Garden, an experiential learning garden for students. The flourishing fields sit ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Horticultural Sciences Department, Horticultural Sciences Teaching Garden, Plant Diagnostic Center, Xin Zhao, Zack Black

UF/IFAS research receives $155.6 M in latest fiscal year


August 6, 2021

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida boasted its second-best research funding awards over the fiscal year 2021, with UF/IFAS researchers receiving $155.6 million of the $861 million university total. The UF/IFAS funding, a 10% increase ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Adegbola Adesogan, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Ali Sarkhosh, Animal Sciences Department, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research And Education Center, Feed The Future Innovation Lab For Livestock Systems, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Grants, Horticultural Sciences Department, J. Scott Angle, Michelle Danyluk, Research, Research Funding, Robert Gilbert, Scott Angle, Ziwen Yu

New chair: Christopher Gunter to lead UF horticulture programs


April 13, 2021

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Christopher Gunter joins the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) as professor and chair of the horticultural sciences department. His official start date is June 7. As the new ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Christopher Gunter, Citrus Research And Education Center, Fruit And Vegetable Production, Horticultural Sciences, Horticultural Sciences Department, Horticulture, J. Scott Angle, News