Category: Agribusiness

Three persons evaluating strawberries for decay and damage

Postharvest Lab Research Targets Strawberry and Blueberry Fruit Quality and Shelf Life

by Joe McQueen
April 13, 2026

The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Indian River Research and Education Center’s (IRREC) Postharvest Technology lab, led by Mark Ritenour, is researching how to reduce decay in strawberries and blueberries ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Food Safety, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Blueberries, Fruit Quality, Postharvest, Strawberries
Ph.D. candidate defends dissertation

Brand new, experienced Ph.D. of horticultural science

by Robin Koestoyo
November 5, 2024

FORT PIERCE, Fla.---Lukas Hallman ponders a hypothesis he formed four years ago: “How can we sustainably improve nutrient management of citrus trees under citrus greening disease?” Earned MSc and Ph.D. at UF/IFAS IRREC under the direction ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Professional Development
Tags: #Dissertation, #DoctorofPhilosophy, #Gator, #LukasHallman, #LukeHallman, #PhD, #PhinallyDone, #UFGraduate, @SigmaXi, @UFhorticulture, @UFRootBioLab
Brazilian citrus industry stakeholder

Brazilian citrus industry stakeholders visit the Indian River region’s production district

by Robin Koestoyo
October 23, 2024

FORT PIERCE, Fla.---Dr. Flavia Zambon recently hosted guests from her native Brazil’s São Paulo State, one of the world’s most prominent citrus production regions. Brazilian citrus industry stakeholders visit the Indian River citrus ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops
Tags: #BrazilCitrus, #BrazilCitrusBelt, #BrazilianCitrusBelt, #citrusgreening, #FlaviaZambon, #HLB, #HLBManagement, #huanglonbing, #IndianRiverCitrus, #SãoPauloState
Graduate student Eduart Murcia works with a computer algorithm

UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center honors Ph.D. student for National Smart Irrigation Month

by Robin Koestoyo
July 13, 2024

FORT PIERCE, Fla.---In this national Smart Irrigation month, we honor graduate student Eduart Murcia for his work in bringing the next generation of advanced irrigation technology to Florida food producers. Murcia is a current Ph.D. student ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: #IrrigMonitor, #Smart Irrigation Month, #UFIFASIRREC A, Eduart Murcia, IRREC, Sandra Guzmán

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