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Researchers make progress on breeding citrus canker-resistant plants; discovery may lead to breeding citrus greening-resistant trees


September 21, 2022

BALM, Fla. – A promising method to support the development of citrus varieties that are resistant to deadly diseases is the advancement of gene editing.  By “knocking out” genes within the plant that are susceptible to the pathogen that ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Canker, Citrus, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research And Education Center, Fred Gmitter, Gene Editing, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hlb, Resistance, Ruth-borger.borger, Zhanao Deng

UF/IFAS develops blueberry cultivar selection tool for Florida growers


May 25, 2021

As growers wind down this year’s Florida blueberry season, they can look to a new UF/IFAS tool to help them decide whether to remove any existing blueberry cultivars and/or plant new ones. The UF/IFAS blueberry breeding program has developed ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE
Tags: App, Blueberries, Cultivar, Disease, Doug Phillips, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, Machine Harvesting, Module, Patricio Munoz, Pests, Resistance

As peach harvest begins, UF scientists find rootstocks that survive flooding


April 13, 2021

As you bite into a peach, remember farmers are harvesting the fruit this month and next in Florida. Those growers and University of Florida scientists are always concerned about flooding because it can damage peach trees permanently and cause ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE
Tags: 'Flordaguard', 'MP-29', Ali Sarkhosh, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Damage, Flooding, Fruit, Harvest, Horticultural Sciences, Hurricane, Peaches, Resistance, Rootstocks, Scions

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


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 scientists develop a specialty pepper with better resistance to root-knot nematodes


July 7, 2020

Bell peppers make for a delicious snack. Among additional choices, you can add them to sandwiches and pizzas, as they’re tasty and full of vitamin C, making them a popular vegetable. As a $235 million-a-year business in Florida, bell peppers ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Bala Rathinasabaathi, Bell Peppers, Breeding, Chili, Donald Dickson, Entomology And Nematology, Horticultural Sciences, Peppers, Resistance, Root-knot Nematodes, Variety

Could an 8 million-year-old gene help the citrus industry? UF researchers think so


February 7, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- After 100 years of assertions about the roots of citrus, a global group of scientists – including a University of Florida professor – has traced the evolutionary history of Florida’s signature crop up to 8 million ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Breeding, Citrus Research And Education Center, DNA, Fred Gmitter, Genome, Genome Sequencing, Greening, History, Nature, News, Resistance, Tolerance

UF/IFAS researchers awarded $10.5M to work on citrus greening resistance or tolerance


January 19, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- With citrus greening devastating Florida’s $8.6 billion-a-year citrus industry, three University of Florida scientists will use $10.52 million in federal grants to study ways to help growers cope with the disease, including ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Arnold Schumann, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research And Education Center, Grants, Michael Rogers, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, News, Nian Wang, Nifa, Resistance, Soil And Water Sciences, Tolerance, Zhonglin Mou