Tag: Tie Liu

Hyperspectral images of broccoli

UF scientists use AI to uncover signs of early decay in produce

by Samantha Murray
May 15, 2026

UF researchers are leveraging artificial intelligence to tackle the global problem of food waste. The scientists analyzed how chemical changes in aging broccoli correspond with visual data picked up by a highly sensitive camera called ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: #aiatuf, AI, Artificial Intelligence, FreshID, Horticultural Sciences, News, Tie Liu
Bowl of strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries. Español. Una cuchara con fresas, arándanos y moras.

Serie de Ahorros para el Consumidor: Mantenga sus frutas y vegetales frescos

by Luz Bahder
May 15, 2026

En esta serie: El aumento de los costos preocupa a los consumidores, especialmente el alto precio de los alimentos. El efecto acumulado de varios años de la pandemia de COVID repercute en la economía mundial. Tie Liu, profesor ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ahorro, Desperdicio, Español, Frutas, Serie De Ahorros Para El Consumidor, Spanish, Tie Liu, Vegetales
Two individuals in a field with an orange drone hovering nearby.

UF/IFAS AI seminars aim to share research advancements

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

The UF/IFAS Faculty AI Working Group (FAWG) is presenting a series of seminars from faculty across UF/IFAS as well as external speakers to build a robust scholarly community on artificial intelligence (AI) and data science. It will provide a ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Chang Zhao, Dana Choi, Digital Twin, Ecosystem Services, Faculty AI Working Group, Food, Nikos Tziolas, Precision Ag, Soil, Tie Liu
Colorful vegetables including leafy greens, eggplants, zucchinis, and bell peppers on market shelves.

UF scientists start to discover how to keep fruits and vegetables fresher before they arrive at the grocery store

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

When you’re perusing the produce section, you’re looking for fresh fruits and vegetables. If not eaten within a few days after harvest, many age quickly and get thrown out, leading to food waste, say University of Florida experts. Fruits ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Aging, Broccoli, Fresh, Grocery Store, Horticultural Sciences, Jeff Brecht, Postharvest, Produce, RNA Sequencing, Tie Liu, Vegetables
Una alcachofa mostrando su coloración verde vibrante.

UF scientists plan to lengthen the shelf life of artichokes

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

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
Close-up of a broccoli head with leaves, covered in water droplets.

UF scientists finding new way to keep broccoli – and perhaps other vegetables — fresher, longer

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

When consumers go to the grocery store, they want their produce, including broccoli, to look, feel and taste fresh. This desire compels University of Florida scientist Tie Liu to study ways to keep vegetables fresh. In newly published research, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Aging Process, Broccoli, Cold Chain, Controlled Atmosphere, Crops, Fresh, Horticultural Sciences, Jeff Brecht, Molecular Mechanisms, Plant Breeding, Postharvest, Produce, Tie Liu
Una fruta de la pasión cortada por la mitad junto a una fruta de la pasión entera sobre una superficie de madera.

Una nueva investigación de UF revela el potencial nutricional y frescura poscosecha del maracuyá

by Luz Bahder
May 15, 2026

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS.  Con el maracuyá, también conocido según la región como fruta de la pasión, parcha, granadilla, chinola, pasiflora, calala, gulupa o curuba, se obtiene mucho ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Antioxidantes, Aroma, Calala, Chinola, Ciencias Horticolas, Compuestos Naturales, Consumidores, Coshechas, Cultivo, Curuba, Español, Fibra, Fitomejoradores, Florida, Frescura, Frescura Poscosecha, Fruta, Fruta De La Pasion, Granadilla, Gulupa, Maracuyá Morado, Maracuyá Naranja, Metabolomica, Parcha, Pasiflora, Passiflora Edulis, Passiflora Ligularis, Raquel Miranda, Sabor, Spanish, Subtropical, Tie Liu, Tropical, UF-IFAS, Universidade Federal Do Ceará, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Valor Nutricional, Variedades, Vitamina C, Yu Wang
Close-up of a green fruit with white speckles and surrounding green leaves.

New UF research unlocks the nutritional value and shelf-life potential of passion fruit

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

With passion fruit, you get more than just a tasty drink or snack. It’s packed with nutrients like vitamin C, fiber and antioxidants, making it a popular choice for healthier eating. It’s also important to farmers in tropical and subtropical ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Ali Sarkhosh, Aroma, Biochemical Markers, Brazil, Citrus Research And Education Center, Consumers, Doctoral Sutdent, Ellen Garcia, Flavonoids, Flavor, Fresh, Juice, Metabolomic, Nutrition, Orange Passion Fruit, Passion Fruit, Plant Science Research And Education Unit, Postharvest, Purple Passion Fruit, Raquel Miranda, Snack, Tie Liu, Universidade Federal Do Ceará, Vitamin C, Yu Wang
Close-up of a green artichoke with surrounding leaves.

From field to fork: UF scientists uncover the artichoke’s health power

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

Are you craving a nutrient-packed bite to eat? The artichoke might just be your new super-snack, a University of Florida researcher says. “Artichokes are not only a tasty vegetable, but they are also rich in nutrients that are good for ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Antioxidants, Artichoke Field Day, Artichokes, Bioactive Compounds, Consumers, Fiber, Food Is Medicine, Gardeners, Gibberellic Acid, Growers, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, Plant Hormone, Shinsuke Agehara, Tie Liu

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