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UF researchers develop corn that can weather warming planet


December 15, 2020

Climate change will affect many agricultural crops, and field corn is likely no exception. Field corn, the starchy cousin of sweet corn, is a globally important cereal grain used in livestock feed and other products. And it has an Achilles ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, Camila Ribeiro, Climate Change, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Corn, Horticultural Sciences, Maize, Mark Settles, News

UF Scientists Hope to Breed Better-Tasting Sweet Corn


September 4, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida scientists plan to use a $7.3 million, four-year grant to find the genetic traits that will make sweet corn taste even better, last longer and grow better across the nation. Mark Settles, a professor ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Charles Sims, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Genetics, Horticultural Sciences Department, Marcio Resende, Mark Settles, News, Sweet Corn, Taste