GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Sweet sorghum is not just for breakfast anymore. Although sorghum is a source for table syrup, scientists see a future in which we convert sorghum to biofuel, rather than relying on fossil fuel. That potential just grew ... READ MORE
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher has identified two areas of the sorghum genome that could boost the plant’s resistance to the anthracnose disease. This finding could ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchFor photos, please contact Brad Buck at bradbuck@ufl.edu GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Two new citrus cultivars with high industry interest are among 13 recently approved for release by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFASCutline at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. A University of Florida-led research team has been selected to participate in a five-year, $125 million energy project involving the United States and India, U.S. Department of Energy ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, UF/IFASCutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida-led research team has won a four-year, $5.4 million federal grant to develop methods of producing energy from a familiar southern crop, ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, UF/IFAS