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UF-led research reveals tomato disease spreading rapidly across continents

by Brad Buck
April 29, 2025

Tomatoes represent a $1.9 billion annual crop, nationwide. They’re planted on 330,000 acres across 18 states, but diseases such as bacterial spot can ravage the popular crop. Bacterial diseases pose significant threats to food security ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Bacterial Spot, Bacterial Spot Disease Of Tomato, Continents, Erica Goss, Florida, Gary Vallad, Genes, Genetic, Genetic Variation, Growers, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Pathogen, Plant Breeders, Plant Pathology, Spread, Tomatoes, Travel, Xanthomonas Euvesicatoria Pathovar Perforans

Blackberries with no thorns? Scientist assembles genome of a blackberry in major step to breed better fruit

by Brad Buck
April 28, 2025

Thornless, disease-resistant and tastier blackberries could be on the horizon—thanks to new genetic research from the University of Florida. New University of Florida blackberry varieties could provide a boon for Florida farmers looking ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Blackberries, Breeding, Consumers, Disease Resistance, Environmental Horticulture, Flavorful, Genome, Genome Assembly, Growers, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Plant Breeding, Thornless, Zhanao Deng

Celebre este Cinco de Mayo plantando un árbol de aguacate de Florida; un experto de UF/IFAS le ofrece consejos para cultivarlo

by Luz Bahder
April 23, 2025

Para activar los subtítulos en español en este video, haga clic en el ícono de configuración, seleccione 'Subtítulos' y luego elija el idioma español en la opción de traducción. Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aguacate, Aguactero, Arbol De Aguacate, Centro Tropical De Investigación Y Educación, Choquette Avocado, Cinco De Mayo, Cosecha, Cultivar, Domestico, Donnie Avocado, Enfermedades, Espanol, Guacamole, Injertado, Jardin, Jeff Wasielewski, Lluvias, Miguel Avocado, Monroe Avocado, Palta, Patio, Patios Domésticos, Planta, Plantar, Riego, Russell Avocado, Sembrar, Semilla, Simmonds, Simmonds Avocado, Spanish, TREC, UF/IFAS
Florida avocado

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a Florida avocado tree; UF/IFAS expert offers tips to grow your own

by Lourdes Mederos
April 21, 2025

With Cinco de Mayo approaching, now’s the time to dig into guacamole and even plant the tree that produces it. Florida avocados offer a fresh, tropical twist on this fan-favorite fruit that stars in so many recipes. Did you know Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Blog Community, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Avocado, Avocado Toast, Avocado Tree, Choquette Avocado, Cinco De Mayo, Donnie Avocado, Extension, Florida Avocado, Fruit, Guacamole, Hass, Home Landscape, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jeff Wasielewski, Lourdes Mederos, Miami-Dade Extension, Miguel Avocado, Monroe Avocado, News, Nutrition, Prune, Russell Avocado, Simmonds Avocado, Sub-tropical Fruits, Trees, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS scientists discover sea-level rise threat to Florida’s endangered pine rocklands

by Lourdes Mederos
April 17, 2025

Pine rocklands are home to plants and animals found nowhere else on earth. They are also one of the world's most endangered habitats. Unique to South Florida, the Florida Keys and some islands in The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, these upland ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, , Conservation, Forests, Horticulture, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Beneficial Fungi, Caicos, Conservation, DNA, Droughts, Ecosystem, Elena Karlsen-Ayala, Endangered Habitat, Florida, Florida Keys, Forest, Fungi, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Limestone Forest, Matthew Smith, Miami Dade, Molecular Ecology, Mycorrhizas, News, Pine Rocklands, Plant Pathology, Reforestation, Regeneration, Rising Temperatures, Romina Gazis, Salinity, Salt Intrusion, Sea Level Rise, Slash Pines, Symbiotic Associations, The Bahamas, Tropical Research And Education Center, Turks, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS breeders release six new citrus greening-tolerant varieties, help growers battle HLB

by Brad Buck
April 16, 2025

Six new citrus greening-tolerant citrus varieties will soon be available for Florida growers, thanks to research by University of Florida breeders. Citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing (HLB) has devastated Florida’s citrus industry ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Brix, Citrus, Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research And Education Center, Citrus Varieties, Florida Citrus Mutual, Florida Department Of Citrus, Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Fred Gmitter, Greening Tolerant, Hlb, Huanglongbing, Jude Grosser, New Varieties Development And Management Corp., Not-from-concentrate Orange Juice, Orange Juice, Plant Breeders
Peanut flowers

Media Alert: Learn all about legumes at UF/IFAS conference

by Megan Winslow
April 8, 2025

What: UF/IFAS Forage Legume Conference. When:  May 1, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: The UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County office, 2741 Penn Ave., No. 3, Marianna About: The UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Livestock, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agronomy, Beef Research Unit, Conference, Crop, Event, Extension, Farmer, Forage, Forage Legume Conference, Grazing, Grower, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jackson County, James Muir, Jose Dubeux, Legume, Marianna, Megan Winslow, NFREC, North Florida Research And Education Center, Peanut, Rancher, Soil, Soil Health, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida
image of a marina with a variety of boats designed to show how easily termites can cross oceans and spread.

Termite stowaways: UF/IFAS study reveals boats as perfect vessels for global termite spread

by Lourdes Mederos
April 7, 2025

When you think of termites, you probably don’t imagine them aboard yachts, cabin cruisers, sailboats or other watercraft floating across oceans. A new study by a University of Florida scientist reveals that termites are not simply ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, , Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Asian Subterranean Termites, Boats, Cabin Cruisers, Cabins, Charter Boats, Damage Wood, Department Of Entomology And Nematology, Formosan Termites, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Infect, Invasive Species, Sailboats, Thomas Chouvenc, Transporting, Trees, Watercrafts, West Indian Drywood Termites, Worldwide Spread, Yachts

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