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Study: Where bison roam could spread microbes


June 21, 2023

A new study from University of Florida and Kansas State University researchers found that bison carry plant-associated fungi in their saliva, with the potential to spread fungi across the prairie. The study raises questions about ... READ MORE

Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Bison, Department Of Plant Pathology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Fungi, Karen Garrett, Microbes, Microbiome, Pathogen, Plant Pathology

UV light may help farmers vanquish deadly cantaloupe pathogen


February 27, 2023

Can’t get enough cantaloupe? University of Florida scientists want to help farmers in Florida and across the globe grow the cucurbit to satisfy consumers’ tastes. Even with fungicides, producers struggle to control powdery mildew, a disease ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE
Tags: Cantaloupe, Galvin Alonzo, Garry Vallad, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Natalia Peres, Pathogen, Powdery Mildew, Ultraviolet Light, UV Light

University of Florida citrus faculty secure federal funding in ongoing fight against citrus greening


November 18, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, Fla -- University of Florida citrus researchers continue to provide innovative leadership in the fight against the devastating disease Huanglongbing, also known as citrus greening disease. The USDA National Institute of Food and ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Australian Limes, Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus, Citrus, Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Entomology And Nematology, Food And Resource Economics, Germplasm, Grants, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Huanglongbing, Hybrid, Individual Protective Covers, National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, Pathogen, Peptides, Plant Pathology, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, USDA-NIFA

Genetic testing shows some ‘Touch-Me-Not’ flowers resist deadly disease


May 3, 2021

BALM, Fla. – If you’re impatient for impatiens, a University of Florida scientist has good news for you: Some varieties of the popular flower resist the deadly downy mildew disease better than others. Many people love to plant impatiens ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease
Tags: #aiatuf, Artificial Intelligence, Breeder, Detection, Down Mildew, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Impatiens, Ornamental, Pathogen, Plants, Zhanao Deng

UV system means ‘lights out’ for strawberry pathogen


March 4, 2021

When the light goes on, it’s lights out for a ruinous strawberry pathogen. Just imagine this: Pulling an ultraviolet lamp behind a tractor out into your farm in the middle of the night, pointing the UV light at the strawberries and zapping ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease
Tags: Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Natalia Peres, Night, Norway, Pathogen, Powdery Mildew, Strawberries, Tractor-drawn Machine, Ultraviolet Light, Usda, UV Light

Scientists to study crippling tomato disease to lay groundwork for prevention


July 22, 2020

A destructive disease known as bacterial spot can ruin tomatoes anywhere it strikes. That's why University of Florida scientists want to understand how the pathogen that causes the disease spreads and evolves on farms. A couple of quick statistics ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Bacterial Spot, Economy, Epidemic, Epidemiology, Eric Goss, Garry Vallad, Grant, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Jeffrey Jones, Mathews Paret, National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, Nifa, North Florida Research And Education Center, Pathogen, Plant Pathology, Tomatoes

UF/IFAS shares in $2.45 million to research tickborne disease risk


March 21, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- To protect personnel on Southeastern military installations from tickborne diseases, a federal program has awarded a five-year, $2.45 million grant to a team of researchers with the University of Florida Institute of ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Cogongrass, Deer, Flory, Grant, Invasion, Invasive, Military, Pathogen, Tick, Tickborne

UF/IFAS research findings could eventually save $30 million annually for strawberry growers


August 4, 2016

Please see caption below the story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Strawberry growers may eventually save $30 million a year with genetic findings from a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences study. UF/IFAS researchers ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, Pathogen, Strawberries, Vance Whitaker

UF/IFAS scientists: Sterilize tools before pruning Canary Island date palms to prevent lethal fungal disease


August 31, 2015

  Please see caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- UF/IFAS scientists urge people to sterilize their pruning tools before and after they trim their Canary Island Date Palm trees to avoid spreading a deadly disease. Monica Elliott, a ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Pathogen

UF/IFAS scientist to spread knowledge at World Avocado Congress


August 27, 2015

Please see caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- With the laurel wilt pathogen threatening the Florida avocado industry, a UF/IFAS tropical fruit scientist will lend his expertise at the World Avocado Congress in September in Lima, Peru. Jonathan ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Avocados, Jonathan Crane, Laurel Wilt, Pathogen, Tropical Research And Education Center