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Know your soil: UF/IFAS lab analysis reveals composition prior to planting

by Megan Winslow
October 31, 2024

Franta Majs is a common fixture at Florida plant shows and sales. He doesn’t attend to shop, however. He’s on hand to offer advice. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Crops, UF/IFAS
Tags: Acidity, Amendment, ANSERV Labs, Extension, Fertilizer, Franta Majs, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Lime, Macronutrient, Megan Winslow, Micronutrient, Nutrient Management Program, PH, Plant, Planting, Research, Soil, Soil Test, Test, UF, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Analytical Services, University Of Florida
Satya Swathi Nadakuduti

Grant funds UF research for potential opioid relief

by Megan Winslow
August 13, 2024

The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $650,000 grant to a UF/IFAS researcher to study a plant that could help mitigate the opioid epidemic, a national health crisis responsible for more than 130 deaths each day. ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Addiction, Alkaloid, Anti-tumor, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Christopher McCurdy, Drug, Environmental Horticulture, Grant, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Kelly Balmant, Kratom, Megan Winslow, Mitragyna Speciosa, Nifa, NIFA Grant, Opioid, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Withdrawal, Plant, Psychoactive, Research, Satya Nadakuduti, Satya Swathi Nadakuduti, Spirooxindole Mitraphylline, Study, Thu-Thuy Dang, Tyler Jones, UF, UF College Of Pharmacy, UF/IFAS, University Of British Columbia, University Of Florida, USDA National Institute Of Food And Agriculture
Scientist in Every School

UF science workshop inspires teachers, students

by Megan Winslow
July 23, 2024

What: Scientist in Every School teacher workshop Where: The UF/IFAS plant pathology department, Fifield Hall, 2550 Hull Road, Gainesville. When: July 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact: Megan Winslow, winslow@ufl.edu About: A ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Biochemistry, Charlotte, Cultivation, Gainesville, Grant, High School, Highlands, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Leon, Marion, Megan Winslow, Microbial, Molecular Biology, National Science Foundation, Orange, Pasco, Plant, Plant Pathology, Professional Development, Scientist In Every School, St. Lucie, UF, University Of Florida, Wen-Yuan Song, Workshop

UF scientists sequence a lantana genome, helping scientists prevent spread of invasive forms of the plant

by Brad Buck
June 11, 2024

A University of Florida scientist has sequenced the genome of one representative type of lantana, research that will help other plant breeders develop sterile varieties and help researchers control the plant from spreading. “This new genome ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species
Tags: Brooks Parrish, Cultivars, Environmental Horticulture, Genome, Genome Sequencing, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Invasive, Lantana, Plant, Sertilization, Zhanao Deng

September 14: Learn science-based composting basics from UF/IFAS experts, industry leaders at workshop

by Lourdes Mederos
August 15, 2023

There are plenty of environmental and economic benefits of composting. It is gaining ground among consumers and industries because it helps keep food and yard debris from landfills thereby cutting methane gas emissions. Compost may also ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Climate Change, Compost, Container Plants, Crop, Food Waste, Kenaf, Media, Mica McMillan, Organic Waste, Peat, Plant, Plant Nutrition, Recycle, Soil, Soil Erosion, Substrate, Sustainable, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center, Water Conservation

UF scientists help thwart disease that can ravage the popular gerbera daisy

by Brad Buck
December 16, 2020

Gerbera daisies are popular worldwide for their wide array of brightly colored flowers. They also make great plants for the garden, and their blooms yield long-lasting cut flowers. Many newlyweds use cut gerbera flowers to decorate their wedding ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Breeding, Cut-foliage, DNA Markers, Environmental Horticulture, Floriculture, Gerbera Daisy, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Pesticide, Plant, Resistance, RNA Sequencing, Zhanao Deng

UF/IFAS TREC Plant Diagnostic Clinic: Keeping Florida’s Diverse Horticulture Industry Healthy

by Lourdes Mederos
September 24, 2019

HOMESTEAD, Fla. --- When humans develop signs and symptoms of sickness or infection, they turn to medical health professionals. When fruit crops, vegetables, and ornamental plants show signs and symptoms of illness or disease, growers and horticulture ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, EVENTS, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Commercial Horticulture, Commercial Landscapes, Disease, Invasive Species, Nurseries, Pests, Plant, Plant Diagnostic Clinic, Scientists, Tropical Horticulture, Tropical Research And Education Center

UF/IFAS Extension Helps Residents Prepare for Fall Gardening

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 18, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – With the intense heat and humidity of summer behind us, now is a great time to spruce up your garden with lots of fall veggies, flowering annuals and perennials, says a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Extension, Fall, Garden, News, Plant, UF/IFAS

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