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Vista en primer plano desde arriba de tomates naranjas: algunos enteros en un pequeño tazón de vidrio a la izquierda y varios cortados por la mitad en un plato blanco a la derecha. Un tenedor de metal descansa sobre el plato entre los tomates cortados.

Científicos desarrollan tomate enriquecido con vitamina A para combatir la deficiencia global


February 25, 2026

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS.  Científicos de University of Florida han desarrollado un tomate con niveles significativamente más altos de vitamina A, un avance que podría ayudar a ... READ MORE

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Cherry tomatoes in a wooden bowl and on a plate with a fork.

Scientists develop vitamin A-enriched tomato to fight global deficiency


February 25, 2026

University of Florida scientists have developed a tomato packed with significantly higher levels of vitamin A, a breakthrough that could help combat one of the world’s most widespread nutritional deficiencies. In newly published research ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Archive, Bala Rathinasabapathi, Beta-carotene, Children, Denise Tieman, Food Is Medicine, Fortified Tomatoes, Horticultural Sciences, Hunger, Jingwei Fu, Kale, Poverty, Pregnant, Red Blood Cells, Sweet Potatoes, Tomato, Vitamin A, Vitamin A Deficiency, Vulnerable
A professor looks at a beaker in his lab.

‘Dr. Saba’ named Outstanding Graduate Educator by national horticultural society


August 16, 2021

As a University of Florida professor, Bala Rathinasabapathi spends many hours in the lab and the classroom – not to mention at his office. He puts just as much emphasis on student success as he does on his scientific pursuits. Often student ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: American Society For Horticultural Science, Bala Rathinasabapathi, Doctoral Student, Graduate Educator Of The Year, Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS CALS, Vance Whitaker

UF/IFAS study finds algal cells create fat more quickly than thought, could aid biofuel research


August 30, 2013

Click here for high-resolution image. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Many scientists see great promise in algae as a new source of oil -- a sustainable, environmentally sound way to break the world’s fossil fuel dependence. Algal ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Algae, Archive, Bala Rathinasabapathi, Biofuel, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Elton Goncalves, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Lipids, Oil, Plant Molecular And Cellular Biology Program, Planta, University Of Florida

Bacteria can aid toxic environmental cleanups, may boost ag production, UF researchers report


October 4, 2011

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Remarkable bacteria that resist arsenic could greatly enhance cleanups of toxic environments and potentially boost agricultural production, according to a new ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Archive, Arsenic, Bacteria, Bala Rathinasabapathi, Chinese Brake Fern, Lena Ma, Piyasa Ghosh

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