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UF Researchers Seek to Develop Tastier Mangos

by Brad Buck
September 4, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Mangos make for a tasty, nutritious snack or side dish. To help meet consumer demand for more flavorful mangos without grit or fibrous flesh, University of Florida scientists will try to identify superior varieties so mango ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Alan Chambers, Aroma, Citrus Research And Education Center, Crop, Food And Resource Economics Department, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Grant, Horticultural Sciences, Jonathan Crane, Lisa House, Mangos, Taste, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF College Of Medicine And Director Of The Center For Smell And Taste, Yu Wang

UF, Georgia Tech Scientists to Begin Work on More Drought-Tolerant Peanut

by Brad Buck
July 12, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Farmers and consumers can benefit from a more drought-tolerant peanut, and scientists from the University of Florida and Georgia Institute of Technology will soon begin research to develop a more resilient crop. With it, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agronomy, Barry Tillman, Center For Stress Resilient Agriculture, Consumers, Diane Rowland, Drought Resistance, Farmers, Georgia Tech, Grant, News, Peanut, Protein

UF/IFAS Researchers May Use Fungi to Control Deadly Crop Disease

by Brad Buck
May 23, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A group of fungi might fight a disease that’s dangerous to tomatoes and specialty crops. University of Florida scientists hope to develop this biological strategy as they add to growers’ tools to help control Fusarium ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agribusiness, Biological Control Agent, Fusarium Wilt, Gary Vallad, Grant, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, News, Trichoderma

UF researchers awarded $7M grant to improve how plants get nitrogen, reduce pollution

by Brad Buck
October 2, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A team of researchers at the universities of Florida and Wisconsin-Madison will use a $7.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to pinpoint genes that could improve plants’ ability to access nitrogen, an essential ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Crops, Featured Hot Topic, Fertilizer, Forest Resources And Conservation, Grant, Matias Kirst, News, Nitrogen, Pollution, Poplar Trees, Trees

With $3 million grant, researchers hope to help find sites to grow tomorrow’s produce

by Brad Buck
July 19, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers are sounding a warning bell that fresh produce may be hard to come by in the future. Scientists with the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences cite changes in our climate, loss ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Crops, Department Of Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Grant, ILSI, News, Nifa, Senthold Asseng, Warming

UF Water Institute gets $5 million grant to aid region’s agriculture, environment

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 27, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida Water Institute has received a $5 million, five- year grant to promote water security for the region’s farmers, foresters and the environment. The Water Institute, a campus-wide interdisciplinary ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Agriculture, Department Of Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Grant, News, Water, Water Institute

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