Tag: pollen

Answers from UF/IFAS experts as pollen blankets your car and makes you sneeze

by Brad Buck
March 13, 2024

Achoo! It’s pollen season. You might sneeze, and you might have to wash your vehicle to remove the green, dust-like coating that comes from plants. We asked Lynn Barber, the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ agent at UF/IFAS Extension ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Allergies, Alyssa Vinson, Lynn Barber, Oak Trees, Plants, Pollen, Sneezing, Tips, Trees, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County

UF researcher investigating ‘plant diamond’ as a carbon removal powerhouse

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
December 4, 2023

Three-year Energy Earthshot project awarded $1.7M from U.S. Department of Energy What surrounds a single grain of pollen may be one of the world’s best, most indestructible carbon removal tools available to humankind. A University ... READ MORE

Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Carbon Removal, Carbon Sequestration, Matias Kirst, Plant Science, Pollen, Poplar, Roots, U.S. Department Of Energy

New research looks to pollen for plant heat stress resilience

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
July 10, 2023

A new NIFA-funded project will examine pollen formation and viability in corn when heat stress is introduced during the different developmental stages. The research aims to identify genetic resiliency markers that may inform future ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Corn, Environmental Horticulture, Environmental Horticulture Department, Heat Stress, Kevin Begcy, Plant Stress, Pollen, Pollination, Research

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