Tag: Senthold Asseng

Vertical farms could produce hundreds of times more wheat, study finds

by Samantha Murray
July 28, 2020

What would happen if we grew wheat not on acres of land but in multistory structures that look like office buildings? The answer: yields as much as 600 times greater than those of traditional farming methods, according to a study just published ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Crops, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, News, Senthold Asseng

Three UF/IFAS Faculty Members Elected 2019 AAAS Fellows, Largest Number Yet

by Tom Nordlie
November 26, 2019

Three faculty members with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences have been elected 2019 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society, according ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research
Tags: AAAS, AAAS Fellows, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Karen Garrett, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Plant Pathology, Senthold Asseng, Wayne Nicholson

UF/IFAS Agricultural Engineering Professor Named Director of Florida Climate Institute

by Brad Buck
April 29, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida agricultural engineer who uses crop models to help farmers adapt to warmer, more erratic weather, will unite scientists to better deal with the impacts of an increasingly changing climate. Senthold ... READ MORE

Category: NATURAL RESOURCES
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Florida Climate Institute, James Jones, Senthold Asseng

UF/IFAS Researchers: Robots May Run Future Farms

by Brad Buck
February 13, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Agriculture, one of the world’s oldest vocations, is also one that continues to reinvent itself with new technology. From the introduction of the steel plow to automated tractors to modern fertilizer applications, technology ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Farm Management
Tags: #AI, Agricultultural And Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Farming, Frank Asche, Future, Institute For Sustainable Food Systems, Robots, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Senthold Asseng, Technology

UF/IFAS-led Global Group Seeks Traits for Wheat with More Protein

by Brad Buck
November 19, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When consumers buy wheat products, such as bread or pasta, they expect to get protein with their purchase. But in a warming world with high atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, the genes required to keep wheat production ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: AgMIP, Agricultultural And Biological Engineering, Carbon Dioxide, Genes, Protein, Senthold Asseng, Warming, Wheat

Egypt’s Wheat Production Illustrates Global Security Issues

by Brad Buck
September 5, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Scientists, including many at the University of Florida, are trying to figure out how to feed 10 billion people worldwide by 2050. As they do, some UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers are studying ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Agronomy, Egypt, Export, Food, Food And Resource Economics Department, Import, Irrigation, Jim Anderson, Md Ali Babar, National Security, Senthold Asseng, Wheat

UF/IFAS researcher named to global climate, crop-modeling panel

by Brad Buck
November 9, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida professor known for his work in using computer models to predict crop yields has been named to a newly formed global leadership panel for the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Program, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: AgMIP, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Agricultural Model Intercomparison And Improvement Program, Committee, Crop Modeling, News, Senthold Asseng

With $3 million grant, researchers hope to help find sites to grow tomorrow’s produce

by Brad Buck
July 19, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers are sounding a warning bell that fresh produce may be hard to come by in the future. Scientists with the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences cite changes in our climate, loss ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Crops, Department Of Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Grant, ILSI, News, Nifa, Senthold Asseng, Warming

UF/IFAS study: Global food security aided by combining different methods

by Brad Buck
September 12, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Researchers with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences are closer to helping producers better meet global food demand, now that they’ve combined simulation and statistical methods to ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: AgMIP, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Climate Change, Food Security, Senthold Asseng

UF/IFAS scientists honored as UF Research Foundation professors

by Brad Buck
April 19, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Six University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty members, who are trying to solve global issues as wide-ranging as better alternative fuels and nutrient absorption, have been named as UF Research ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Senthold Asseng, Soil And Water Sciences, Wilfred Vermerris

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