Category: Agriculture

UF Ordway Swisher finalized as site in large scale ecology project


August 2, 2011

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida has officially partnered with a National Science Foundation-funded program to allow measurements and data collection related to the Earth’s ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: John Hayes, National Science Foundation, NEON, Ordway-Swisher Biological Station

UF researchers find bacterial imbalances linked to deadly disease that strikes infants


June 30, 2011

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- New findings by the University of Florida may help lead to a cure for a deadly disease that primarily afflicts premature newborns. Necrotizing enterocolitis, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Emerging Pathogens Institute, Human Microbiome Project, Josef Neu, Microorganisms, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Premature Infant, Volker Mai

Papaya plants reduce the need for pesticides on tomatoes in Florida, new UF study finds


June 29, 2011

Cutline at bottom. Click here for a high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Whiteflies can be biologically controlled in Florida greenhouse tomatoes, according to a new University of Florida study, which helps reduce the need for pesticide ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Biological Control, Entomology And Nematology, Florida, Greenhouse Tomatoes, Lance Osborne, Papaya, Wasp, Whitefly, Yingfang Xiao

Snake predator may benefit endangered bird, UF study finds


June 23, 2011

Caption at bottom. Click here and here for high resolution images. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- An endangered Florida bird may have some unexpected help in its struggle for survival, according to a new University of Florida study. UF ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Endangered, John Kappes, Katie Sieving, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Snakes, University Of Florida, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Woodpecker

Pomegranates could become new cash crop for Florida, UF researcher says


June 1, 2011

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Supplies of a nutritious and popular fruit could increase in Florida in the next few years, thanks to the research of a University of Florida professor emeritus. William ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citrus Research And Education Center, Green Sea Farms, Pomegranate, Water Conserv II, William Castle

Rosemary Loria appointed chair of UF plant pathology department


May 31, 2011

  Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A Cornell University professor has been selected as chair of the University of Florida’s plant pathology department, UF officials announced today. Rosemary ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Cornell, IFAS, Jack Payne, Plant Pathology, Rosemary Loria

Teresa Balser appointed dean of UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences


May 16, 2011

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Wisconsin-Madison administrator has been selected as dean of the University of Florida’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, UF officials ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jack Payne, Teresa Balser, University Of Florida

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