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AI may help kill weeds, preserve peppers, tomatoes


October 3, 2024

First, University of Florida scientists developed technology to kill weeds, instead of strawberries. Now, UF/IFAS researchers are designing a machine that can surgically eliminate weeds while preserving the tomatoes and peppers around them, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: #aiatuf, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Algorithm, Computer Vision, Detection, Doctoral Student, Peppers, Plastic Beds, Precision-ag, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Tomatoes, Vinay Vijayakumar, Weed Sprayer, Yiannis Ampatzidis
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UF researchers find tomato plants resistant to devastating disease


May 3, 2023

University of Florida researchers may have found the key to developing tomatoes that can resist a catastrophic disease. Although it has been around for 50 years, target spot of tomato has become increasingly problematic during the last few ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE
Tags: Disease, Disease Resistance, Doctoral Student, Edgar Sierra, Fungicides, Fungus, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, Plant Breeding, Sam Hutton, Target Spot, Tomatoes

‘Dr. Saba’ named Outstanding Graduate Educator by national horticultural society


August 16, 2021

As a University of Florida professor, Bala Rathinasabapathi spends many hours in the lab and the classroom – not to mention at his office. He puts just as much emphasis on student success as he does on his scientific pursuits. Often student ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: American Society For Horticultural Science, Bala Rathinasabapathi, Doctoral Student, Graduate Educator Of The Year, Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS CALS, Vance Whitaker

UF/IFAS CALS Graduate Student Named an Inaugural Fellow of a National Program in Food and Agriculture Science


August 8, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) announced today the 17 inaugural recipients of the 2018 FFAR Fellow award. One of these awardees is Francesco Cappai, a Ph.D. student in the plant molecular and cellular ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agricultural Workforce, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Doctoral Student, FFAR Fellow Award, Foundation For Food And Agriculture Research, Francesco Cappai, Plant Molecular And Cellular Biology Program

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