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Newest tool to fight citrus diseases may be found in citrus microbiome

by Ruth Hohl Borger
September 2, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- The next key to winning the battle against citrus diseases such as citrus canker may be in the tiniest microbes that live inside the citrus tree. University of Florida researchers hope to discover how these microbes may ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease
Tags: Citrus Diseases, Citrus Research, Grant, Microbes, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Nian Wang, Nifa, Pathogens, Plant Health, UF/IFAS Citrus Research And Education Center, Usda
awards and recognitions

Four UF/IFAS faculty members elected AAAS fellows, breaking previous record

by Samantha Murray
November 24, 2020

Four UF/IFAS faculty members have been named 2020 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This surpasses the record set last year when three UF/IFAS faculty members became fellows in a single year. Election ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: AAAS Fellows, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Animal Sciences, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Eric Triplett, Geoffrey Dahl, J. Scott Angle, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Plant Pathology, Rafael Munoz-Carpena, Rosemary Loria, Scott Angle
Fire ants

UF researchers ask, ‘What if oncologists thought like ecologists?’

by Samantha Murray
September 10, 2020

Above: Like ants in a colony, cancer cells must communicate with each other to survive. Getty Images What do wildlife and cancer cells have in common? Quite a lot, argues a new article authored by University of Florida researchers. The ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Cancer, Madan Oli, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Monika Oli, News, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

University of Florida researchers find promising new treatment in fight to beat citrus greening

by Brad Buck
May 6, 2020

By RUTH BORGER GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have discovered another possible solution to the plague of citrus greening that is impacting Florida’s citrus groves. This new information adds to the growing portfolio ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research And Education Center, Claudio Gonzalez, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Treatment

UF/IFAS Researchers Honored for Avocado Integrated Pest Management

by Brad Buck
July 30, 2019

By Robin Koestoyo and Carolina Revilla-Vendrame University of Florida officials recognized a team of research scientists with a High Impact Research Publication award for an article published in the May 2018 edition of Applied Microbiology ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Avocado, Entomology And Nematology, High Impact Research Publication, Indian River Research And Education Center, Integrated Pest Management, Laurel Wilt, Miami-Dade County, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Research, Tropical Research And Education Center

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