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UF/IFAS breeders release six new citrus greening-tolerant varieties, help growers battle HLB

by Brad Buck
April 16, 2025

Six new citrus greening-tolerant citrus varieties will soon be available for Florida growers, thanks to research by University of Florida breeders. Citrus greening, also known as Huanglongbing (HLB) has devastated Florida’s citrus industry ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Brix, Citrus, Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research And Education Center, Citrus Varieties, Florida Citrus Mutual, Florida Department Of Citrus, Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Fred Gmitter, Greening Tolerant, Hlb, Huanglongbing, Jude Grosser, New Varieties Development And Management Corp., Not-from-concentrate Orange Juice, Orange Juice, Plant Breeders

Potato breeding program launches out of UF/IFAS Hastings Agricultural Extension Center

by Tory Moore
April 18, 2023

Highlights · UF/IFAS has launched a potato breeding program based out of Hastings. · These varieties will be developed to withstand Florida’s intense growing pressures including heat, humidity, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Hastings Agricultural Extension Center, Plant Breeders, Plant Breeding, Potatoes, TCAA, UF/IFAS Plant Breeding, UF/IFAS Varieties, Varieties, Variety

From Romania to Canada and Germany, new UF scientist will use AI to help plant breeding, other farm applications

by Brad Buck
July 26, 2022

As a young child in Romania’s second-largest city, Cătălin Voiniciuc loved visiting his grandparents’ farm in a remote village. “While enjoying many aspects of farm life -- from the vineyard to the vegetable garden -- little did I ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: #aiatuf, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Canada, Cătălin Voiniciuc, Cell Walls, Crops, Germany, Glycans, Horticultural Sciences, Plant Breeders, Romania

Say ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ with a plant – maybe even one bred by UF/IFAS

by Brad Buck
April 28, 2022

As Mother’s Day quickly approaches, you can make mom feel special in any number of ways: Some of your options include fixing her breakfast, taking her out for dinner and/or buying her flowers or a plant. Mother’s Day is May 8, and flora ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Caladium, Coleus, David Clark, Environmental Horticulture, Family, Gift, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Joanna Courtemanche, Mother's Day, Petunia, Plant Breeders, Plant Breeding, Plants, Zhanao Deng

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