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Citizen scientists help UF researchers find best-tasting tomatoes

by Brad Buck
September 11, 2024

People with a green thumb for growing tomatoes are giving University of Florida scientists good data to help them find tastier tomatoes. Through a citizen science program, Denise Tieman, a UF/IFAS research associate professor of horticultural ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Citizen Science, Cultivars, Denise Tieman, DNA, Flavor, Florida Tomato Conference, Gardeners, Growers, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences Department, Jessica Chitwood-Brown, Tomato Breeding, Tomatoes

UF scientists may have found a way to more efficiently apply genome editing to plant breeding

by Brad Buck
May 19, 2022

New research led by a University of Florida scientist shows a development regulator can help plants grow. In the bigger picture, the study’s results also may help genome editing and as a result, plant breeding. Development regulators are ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Alfred Huo, Development Regulator, DNA, Genome Editing, Horticultural Sciences, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, Petri Dish, Plant Breeding, Snapdragons, Tomatoes

Using DNA, UF research shows which bats binge on crop pests

by Brad Buck
April 22, 2021

“Big bats binge bad bugs.” It’s a catchy, alliterative title, and it’s apropos for the latest research work by University of Florida scientist Holly Ober. All bats in the Southeast eat insects and feed at night. They eat a varied diet, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Agricultural Pests, Bat Guano, Bats, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, DNA, Eat, Holly Ober, Insects, North Florida Research And Education Center

UF scientists sequence genome of the supersweet corn you’ve nibbled for 20-plus years

by Brad Buck
February 23, 2021

Sweet corn, a food favorite for many consumers, serves as a major crop for Florida. Earlier research by UF/IFAS scientists led to an even sweeter sweet corn dubbed “supersweet” because it has more sugar than other types of the staple crop. Now, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Breeding, DNA, Genome Sequencing, Horticultural Sciences, Marcio Resende, Production, Supersweet Corn, Sweet Corn, Taste

Genetic study of Arabian horses challenges some common beliefs about the ancient breed

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
June 16, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A study involving Arabian horses from 12 countries found that some populations maintained a larger degree of genetic diversity and that the breed did not contribute genetically to the modern-day Thoroughbred, contrary to ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Animal Sciences Department, Arabian Horse, DNA, Equine, Genetics, Horse, Research, Samantha Brooks

Could an 8 million-year-old gene help the citrus industry? UF researchers think so

by Brad Buck
February 7, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- After 100 years of assertions about the roots of citrus, a global group of scientists – including a University of Florida professor – has traced the evolutionary history of Florida’s signature crop up to 8 million ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Breeding, Citrus Research And Education Center, DNA, Fred Gmitter, Genome, Genome Sequencing, Greening, History, Nature, News, Resistance, Tolerance

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