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Cloud-Based Software Helps Farmers on the Ground


September 12, 2019

IMMOKALEE, Fla. -- A University of Florida agricultural engineer has developed software that can help farmers find the best places to plant crops and to identify fruit and vegetable varieties that perform better against diseases. Now, Yiannis ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Farm Management
Tags: #AI, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud-based Software, Crops, Greening, Pathogens, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Yiannis Ampatzidis

UF/IFAS Scientist to Work with Team Developing New Greening-Tolerant Citrus


February 11, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When Nian Wang pieces together sequences of genes, he hopes to make citrus varieties that are more tolerant to the deadly disease known as greening, which has devastated a multibillion dollar-a-year industry in Florida. Wang, ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Grant, Greening, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Nian Wang

Young Citrus Trees May Benefit From Full Irrigation Regardless of HLB Status, UF/IFAS Researchers Say


October 22, 2018

By Tom Nordlie GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Mature citrus trees affected by the bacterial disease Huanglongbing typically need about 25 percent less irrigation than their healthy counterparts – but that doesn’t necessarily mean young trees with ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Citrus Irrigation, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Davie Kadyampakeni, Evapotranspiration, Greening, Soil And Water Sciences

‘CUPS’ Protects Citrus From Greening, Storms


September 17, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A system designed to protect citrus trees from the deadly greening disease withstood the ravaging winds of Hurricane Irma last year, University of Florida scientists say. With reinforcements installed after the storm, they’ll ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Ariel Singerman, Arnold Schumann, Asian Citrus Psyllid, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Citrus Under Protective Screening, CUPS, Greening, Soil And Water Sciences

UF/IFAS launches new podcast for citrus producers


September 11, 2018

By Ruth Borger GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and Southeast AgNet are partnering to provide the latest news on citrus-related research in a monthly podcast. The podcast, “All ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: AgNet, Citrus, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Entomology, Fernando Alferez, Greening, Homobrassinolides, Kelly Morgan, Lauren Diepenbrock, Michael Rogers, News, Podcast, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center

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


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

UF study: Screen houses may help prevent grapefruit greening


December 7, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Grapefruit grows better under screen houses than in unprotected groves because the indoor facilities keep out the insect that causes citrus greening, new University of Florida research shows. Protecting citrus from greening ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Arnold Schumann, Citrus Research And Education Center, Citrus Under Protective Screens, CUPS, Grapefruit, Greening, Indian River Research And Education Center, News, Psyllid, Rhuanito Ferrarezi, Screen Houses

Microbiologist at UF/IFAS Citrus REC works toward a successful greening treatment


July 11, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In the same year the University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center celebrates its 100th anniversary, Nian Wang believes he may be close to finding the “off switch” for greening, the disease devastating ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: 100th Anniversary, Citrus Research And Education Center, CRISPR, Gene Editing, Greening, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, News, Nian Wang

UF/IFAS Citrus REC starts centennial celebration


January 30, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Nearly a century ago, a group of Polk County citrus growers raised about $14,000 to buy land for a research station. Now, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will celebrate the 100th ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: 100th Anniversary, Citrus Research And Education Center, Greening, Jack Payne, Michael Rogers