Tag: shelf life

UF scientists plan to lengthen the shelf life of artichokes

by Brad Buck

March 5, 2024

We’re in the heart of Florida’s artichoke season, so when you go to the grocery store, you want this consumer favorite to be ripe and fresh. But the vegetable has a short shelf life – about two days at 62 degrees, University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Artichokes, Cultivars, Fresh, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, RNA, Shelf Life, Shinsuke Agehara, Tie Liu

We Are Developing a Game-Changing Technique to Save Strawberries

by Jessie Erwin

March 4, 2024

A warm welcome to Jingyi 'Kini' Cheng, the latest guest in our FSHN Research Journeys series, which follows graduate students' research in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at The University of Florida. Kini is a food science master's ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, Pests & Disease, Work & Life
Tags: Dr. Liwe, Extended Shelf Life, Florida Strawberries, Food-science-research, FSHN Research Journeys, Graduate Student Research, Jingyi Kini Cheng, Masters-research, Research, Research Journeys, Research-journeys-food-science, Research-journeys-food-science-ms, Shelf Life, Strawberries

UF/IFAS researcher aims to keep fruit fresh and consumers happy

by Ken Gioeli

November 6, 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – More than half of all fresh produce in the United States is wasted every year, the vast majority due to retailers and consumers throwing out fruits and vegetables gone bad after being at the store or home for too long. Jeffrey ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Jeffrey Brecht, Shelf Life, Strawberry

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