Tag: NASA

Manos con guantes en un laboratorio manipulando plántulas de hojas verdes en bandejas de cultivo, durante un proceso de investigación agrícola o cultivo controlado en ambiente estéril.

Desde los campos hasta la agricultura espacial, una nueva herramienta detecta el estrés hídrico en los cultivos antes de que sea visible

by Luz Bahder
June 4, 2026

Creado por Jamie Groh, especialista en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. Los científicos ahora pueden detectar el estrés hídrico en las plantas días antes de que aparezcan signos visibles, lo que permite actuar con mayor rapidez para ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Cámara Hiperespectral, Espacio, Español, Estrés Hídrico, NASA, Sequia, Spanish
A satellite orbiting above the illuminated night side of Earth in space.

Thanks to NASA, farmers may ask, ‘Hey Alexa, what’s the best way to keep my soil healthy?’

by Brad Buck
July 29, 2025

Someday soon, farmers might use technology equivalent to Siri or Alexa to check the status of their soil’s quality. Anastasia Kritharoula, a doctoral student in the Soil Science Artificial Intelligence lab of the University of Florida, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Anastasia Kritharoula, Artificial Intelligence, Farmers, Generative AI, Grant, NASA, Nikolaos Tziolas, Non-expert Users, Prec-ag, Soil, Soil Health, Soil Science Artificial Intelligence Lab, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Water
Un hombre con un traje de Blue Origin posando frente a un edificio

Biológo espacial viajó al espacio este jueves 29 de agosto

by Luz Bahder
August 23, 2024

Creado por Meredith Bauer, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. ¿Cómo se adaptan las plantas al espacio? Esta es la pregunta que University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) espera ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Anna-Lisa Paul, Arabidopsis Thaliana, Blue Origin, Centro Interdisciplinario De Investigacion Biotecnologica, Cohete, Cohete New Shepard De Blue Origin, Division De Ciencias Biologicas Y Fisicas De La NASA, Entorno Espacial, Espacio, Espacio Subhorbital, Español, Esperimento Supervisado Por Un Investigador, Experimento, Exploracion Espacial, Expresion Genetica, Genes, Instituto Espacial Astraeus De UF, Instituto Espacial Astraeus De University Of Florida, Investigacion, Investigacion Biologica, Investigadores, Jordan Callaham, KFTs, Laboratorio De Plantas Espaciales De UF, NASA, NASA Flight Opportunities, Plantas, Rob Ferl, Robert Ferl, Spanish, Tubos, Tubos De Fijacion Del Centro Espacial Kennedy, UF, UF-IFAS, Vuelo
Monarch butterfly on white flowers with green foliage in the background.

Veteran UF/IFAS scientist named interim chair of environmental horticulture

by Brad Buck
December 18, 2023

Wagner Vendrame, a 22-year veteran of UF/IFAS, has been named interim chair of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, effective Jan. 1. Vendrame, spent most of his career at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center. While ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Dean Kopsell, Environmental Horticulture, Interim Chair, Micropropagation, NASA, Robert Gilbert, Tropical Research And Education Center, Wagner Vendrame

Staph-free space, UF/IFAS researchers work to improve astronaut health

by Tory Moore
December 4, 2020

Staph is commonly found in the nose and on skin, but after long durations in space, may be a risk factor for serious infection Astronauts must remain healthy throughout space missions. But when the missions lengthen, more factors can make ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Department Of Microbiology And Cell Science, International Space Station, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, NASA, Space, Staph

Life in space – UF/IFAS faculty awarded three grants for further exploration

by Tory Moore
October 15, 2020

The NASA Biological and Physical Sciences Division’s Space Biology Program recently announced 18 grants that will advance our understanding of how living systems respond to life in space. Three of those grants were awarded to UF/IFAS faculty ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Department Of Microbiology And Cell Science, Grants, Horticultural Sciences, Horticultural Sciences Department, Mars, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, NASA

Sept. 18 Science Cafe talk will focus on UF/IFAS space biology research

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 14, 2012

Click here for high resolution image. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Two University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty will lead the first Science Café of the fall, titled “Going Boldly: Astrobiology, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Anna-Lisa Paul, Astrobiology, Florida, Florida Museum Of Natural History, ICBR, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Interdisciplinary Center For Biotechnology Research, NASA, Rob Ferl, Robert Ferl, Science Cafe, Space, Space Biology, University Of Florida

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