Tag: Horticultural Sciences Department
Consumers value domestically produced vanilla – but only when they know what they’re consuming, UF/IFAS research shows
March 4, 2025
UF/IFAS researchers are investigating the economic potential of growing vanilla in Florida with the aim of establishing an alternative – and potentially lucrative – crop to oranges. (more…) READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Crop, Economics, Extract, Food And Resource Economics Department, Horticultural Sciences Department, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jaclyn Kropp, Magagascar, Market Research, Megan Winslow, Oranges, Panel, Papua New Guinea, Research, Samples, Sensory Panel, Study, Synthetic Vanilla, Taste, Taste Test, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Vanilla, Vanilla Beans
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/IFASTags: 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: AgricultureTags: 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
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/IFASTags: 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/IFASTags: 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 ResearchTags: 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 TeachingTags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Horticultural Sciences Department, Horticultural Sciences Teaching Garden, Plant Diagnostic Center, Xin Zhao, Zack Black
The Beauty of Blackberries
March 24, 2023
Do you have a favorite fruit? Without a doubt, blackberries would be one of mine. Their sharp, sometimes bittersweet flavors and unique textures offer a cool and refreshing counterpoint to the infamous heat of the Florida summer. However, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & VegetablesTags: Ali Sarkhosh, Blackberry, Horticultural Sciences Department, Muhammad A. Shahid, North Florida Research And Education Center, Pruning