Tag: shelf life

UF scientists plan to lengthen the shelf life of artichokes

by Brad Buck
March 5, 2024

We’re in the heart of Florida’s artichoke season, so when you go to the grocery store, you want this consumer favorite to be ripe and fresh. But the vegetable has a short shelf life – about two days at 62 degrees, University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS
Tags: Artichokes, Cultivars, Fresh, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, RNA, Shelf Life, Shinsuke Agehara, Tie Liu

$2 million UF/IFAS study to focus on antibiotic resistance; $500,000 study on taste retention

by Brad Buck
April 17, 2015

Jeong, left, and Folta, right GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida scientist will try to figure out how antibiotic-resistant microorganisms get into cattle. Another will study how to get tomatoes and strawberries to retain their ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Antibiotics, Environmental Horticulture, Horticultural Sciences, Kevin Folta, Shelf Life, Strawberries, Tomatoes

UF/IFAS researcher aims to keep fruit fresh and consumers happy

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 6, 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – More than half of all fresh produce in the United States is wasted every year, the vast majority due to retailers and consumers throwing out fruits and vegetables gone bad after being at the store or home for too long. Jeffrey ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Jeffrey Brecht, Shelf Life, Strawberry

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