Category: UF/IFAS Research
Investigadores de UF/IFAS trabajan para prevenir una enfermedad que pone en riesgo su chocolate favorito
February 13, 2025
Creado por Megan Winslow, especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS. Mientras saborea un bombón o una fresa bañada en chocolate este día de San Valentín, piense en el fruto alargado y acanalado del árbol del cacao, el cual hace ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Agricultores, Bombones De Chocolate, Cacao, CATIE, Centro Agronómico Tropical De Investigación Y Enseñanza, Chocolate, Chocolates, Costa Rica, Crecimiento Blanco Y Esponjoso, Destructor De Plantas, Dia De Los Enamorados, Dulces, Erica Goss, Español, Fitopatologia, Fruto Del Cacao, Genetica, Genética Tanto De Plantas Y Patógenos, Genoma, Ina Schlathoelter, Investigacion, Jeremy Brawner, Mariana Herrera Corzo, Mars, Materiales Vegetales, Mazorcas De Cacao, Modelo De Prediccion, Patogenos, Phytophthora, Phytophthora Megakarya, Podrición Negra Del Cacao, Productors, San Valentin, Spanish, Susceptibilidad Al Patógeno, Theobroma Cacao, UF-IFAS
Treatment for horses may lead to therapy for type of blindness
February 13, 2025
Picture a horse running across an open field, the wind blowing his mane, his hooves stamping into the grassy knoll, eyes on the horizon. Now picture that horse’s vision slowly spotting and fading, the horizon blurring, until ultimately, ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Blindness, College Of Veterinary Medicine, Department Of Microbiology And Cell Science, Equine, Equine Research, Horse, Horse Care, Horse Management, Horses, UF College Of Medicine, Uveitis
Tiny Indicators of Soil Health in Florida’s Citrus Groves
February 12, 2025
In the citrus groves of southwest Florida, a team of researchers is investigating the hidden power of soil nematodes. These tiny organisms with enormous ecological impact offer key insights into soil health. This study investigates how cover ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Allan Bacon, Citrus, Cover Crops, Gabriel Maltais-Landry, Nematodes, Sarah Strauss, Soil Health, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Yaslin Gonzalez, Zane Grabau
UF/IFAS study identifies trust in science as key for supporting AI use in agriculture
February 11, 2025
Trust in scientific experts – even more than understanding their work – is the strongest predictor of support for artificial intelligence applications in agriculture. The finding is among conclusions reached by a new UF/IFAS study exploring ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Agriculture, AI, AI-supported Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, Center For Public Issues Education, Cheng-Xian Yang, Crop, Database, Food, Germ Contamination, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Megan Winslow, Perception, PIE Center, Policymakers, Research, Study, Survey, Technology, Trust, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida
UF/IFAS researchers work to prevent a disease threatening your favorite chocolate
February 10, 2025
As you nibble on a chocolate truffle or bite into a chocolate-dipped strawberry on Valentine’s Day, consider the elongated, ribbed pods of the cacao tree, which made that sweet treat possible. A group of UF/IFAS plant pathologists has partnered ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Africa, Black Bottom Rot, Black Pod Rot, Cacao, CATIE, Chocolate, Costa Rica, Disease, Erica Goss, Farming, IFAS, Inoculate, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jeremy Brawner, Lab, Lesion, Mariana Herrera Corzo, Mars, Megan Winslow, Phytophthora, Phytophthora Megakarya, Plant Pathology, Plant Pathology Department, Research, Tropical Agricultural Research And Higher Education Center, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Valentine's Day
Descifrando el secreto de la pitón birmana: nuevos datos sugieren estrategias para mejorar su control
February 6, 2025
Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. En un estudio pionero, científicos de University of Florida analizaron estadísticamente grandes cantidades de datos ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WildlifeTags: Alex Romer, Big Cypress, Centro De Investigacion Y Educacion De UF/IFAS En Fort Lauderdale, Contratistas, Control De Pitones, Croc Docs, Español, Especie Invasora, Especies Invasoras, Estrategias De Remoción, Everglades, Florida, FLREC, Generaciones Futuras, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Manejo De Pitones, Melissa Miller, Modelos Estadísticos, Piton, Piton Birmana, Procesos Ecológicos, Programa De Eliminacion De Pitones., Remocion De Pitones, Salvaguardar Los Ecosistemas, South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), Spanish, UF-IFAS, Vida Silvestre
Cracking the Burmese python code: New data zeroes in on game-changing strategies
February 6, 2025
In a groundbreaking study, University of Florida scientists statistically analyzed large amounts of data collected by Burmese python contractors, revealing critical insights about how to most efficiently remove the reptiles. Researchers ... READ MORE
Category: , Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WildlifeTags: Alex Romer, Big Cypress National Preserve, Burmese Python, Citizen Scientists, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Invasive Species, Melissa Miller, News, Palm Beach County, Python Contractors, Python Elimination Program, Reptiles, Scientific Reports, SFWMD, South Florida Water Management District, Tamiami Trail, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation
Foliage, Florals and Tropics Galore: MREC at 2025 TPIE
February 5, 2025
The Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC) connected with industry professionals at the Florida Nursery, Growers, and Landscape Association (FNGLA)’s 2025 Tropical Plant International Expo (TPIE) – a premier trade event showcasing ... READ MORE
Category: Events, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Alfred Huo, David Norman, FNGLA, Lance Osborne, TPIE, Tropical Plant International Expo