Tag: Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

UF/IFAS scientists help national team breed better pomegranates

by Brad Buck
May 5, 2020

BALM, Fla. -- You can enjoy pomegranates in myriad ways. You can toss them in salads, sprinkle their seeds on yogurt or oatmeal or add them to smoothies. When you consume pomegranates, you’ll savor their sweet and sour flavor. You may be drawn ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Breeding, Cultivars, Diseases, Gary Vallad, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Pests, Pomegranates, Zhanao Deng

Conflict between trees and streets? Yes, but UF scientists find equation to ease tension

by Brad Buck
March 9, 2020

BALM, Fla. --- Too often, trees are planted in urban areas, only to be removed a few years later because their root system runs into sidewalks and other infrastructure, say UF/IFAS researchers. With proper tree selection and spacing, UF researchers ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Andrew Koeser, Deborah Hilbert, Environmental Benefits, Environmental Horticulture Department, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Infrastructure, Pavement, Trees

Young UF/IFAS researcher credits father for success as female scientist

by Brad Buck
February 27, 2020

BALM, Fla. – Growing up in India, Sriyanka Lahiri wanted to pursue a career in science, and importantly, found support from both her parents. But she credits her father, a chemical engineer, for encouraging her in scientific subjects as she ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Entomology And Nematology, Father, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, India, Sriyanka Lahiri, STEM, Women's History Month

UF/IFAS entomologist to present history of vegetable pests, sees hope with collaboration

by Brad Buck
February 17, 2020

About the time Hugh Smith was a graduate student in entomology and nematology at the University of Florida, his academic department was housed on the top floor of McCarty Hall in Gainesville. Steinmetz Hall, the department’s current location, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Entomology And Nematology, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hugh Smith, Steinmetz Hall, Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl, Vegetable Pests, Viruses

UF/IFAS Expert Urges Colleagues to Breed Tastier Tomatoes in Different Environments

by Brad Buck
January 23, 2020

A University of Florida tomato expert is calling on researchers worldwide to use genetics to help farmers grow tastier tomatoes in many geographic locations. Consumers crave tasty tomatoes, but the trick comes in growing flavorful fruit in ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture
Tags: Genetics, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Jay Scott, Sam Hutton, Soil, Special Topic, Tomato Flavor, Water

New Precision Ag Facility Adds to UF/IFAS Arsenal to Fight Pests, Diseases

by Brad Buck
December 10, 2019

In a new, 8,500-square-foot building at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, weed scientist Nathan Boyd uses images of weeds to train computers to identify them. Those pictures can be used to help growers know when, where and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Andrew Koeser, Arnold Schumann, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Nathan Boyd, News, Sam Hutton, Yiannis Ampatzidis

Interest in UF/IFAS Hops Experiment Grows

by Brad Buck
December 3, 2019

BALM, Fla. --- Tampa Bay microbreweries have a hankering for hops, and some see a University of Florida experimental farm as a source for the crop that will help quench their customers’ thirsts. Several Tampa Bay area breweries have come ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture
Tags: Craft Beer, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hops, Horticultural Sciences, LED Lights, Microbreweries, Shinsuke Agehara, Tampa Bay, Trellis

Hemp, Hops and More Crops Highlight Florida Ag Expo

by Brad Buck
October 23, 2019

BALM, Fla. --- Farmers, nursery managers and others can get a glimpse of the latest and greatest UF/IFAS research into tomatoes, strawberries, hemp, hops and ornamental plants at the annual Florida Ag Expo at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Florida Ag Expo, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hemp, Hops, Jack Rechcigl, Specialty Crops, Strawberries, Tomatoes, Zachary Brym

Growers Should Manage Tomato Bacterial Spot While Seedlings are in Transplant Facilities

by Brad Buck
October 17, 2019

BALM, Fla. --- New findings from University of Florida scientists could help tomato growers nationwide in their battle against a damaging disease. With 37,000 acres, Florida’s tomato industry is a $520 million-a-year crop, so it’s critical ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Department Of Plant Pathology, Gary Vallad, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Tomato Bacterial Spot Disease, Tomatoes

UF Students Design Corn Maze for Plant City Family Farm

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 9, 2019

By Kim Scotto-Kelley GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For the second year in a row, students in the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) geomatics program are partnering with a Florida family farm to promote agritourism. The Single ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agritourism, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Corn, Corn Maze, Distance Education, Florida Strawberry Growers Association, Geomatics, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

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