For the second time this decade, a new graduate of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has won the E. Lucy Braun Award for Excellence in Ecology from the Ecological Society of America (ESA), honoring the best ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchCaption: PINEMAP principal investigator Tim Martin, right, accepts congratulations from Sonny Ramaswamy, director of the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, at the NIFA Partnership Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS TeachingGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Forest industry professionals know it’s important to screen pine seeds for the presence of the fungus that causes pitch canker disease – so important that many countries require screening before importing seeds. But ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Forests, UF/IFASCutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A breakthrough in pine tree breeding will lead to forests better adapted to climate change and bioenergy use, University of Florida researchers report. The improved ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchCutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. A University of Florida-led research team has won a three-year, $6.3 million grant to develop genetically improved loblolly pine trees that yield greater amounts of terpene biofuels ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, WORK & LIFEGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida formally accepted a $20 million federal grant last week on behalf of a consortium working to improve southern pine management; now it seems there’s a hidden benefit to the grant—the UF-led ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchCutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Pine trees are one of the most important crops in the southeastern U.S., and a consortium led by University of Florida personnel has been awarded a five-year, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchCaption at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- As Floridians brace for more crude oil on the state’s coasts, University of Florida researchers are racing to complete several newly funded projects that will ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Research