Harry Klee Video available here: http://bit.ly/2jAXzTi GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Some consumers crave tastier tomatoes than those they buy at the supermarket, so a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFECutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida scientists hope three new breeding lines approved for release will eventually improve the virus resistance and quality of future tomato varieties. The UF Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida is partnering with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the United States Department of Agriculture on two dozen projects to strengthen markets for specialty crops in ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- There’s an old head-scratcher that asks whether the refrigerator light really goes out when you close the door. The answer may be about to change. Scientists have known for hundreds of years that plants respond to ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two University of Florida scientists will share their research on a natural way to sweeten foods with colleagues and journalists at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting this week in Boston. Harry ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchCaption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The enzyme CXE1 will never be a household name, but a new University of Florida study suggests that tomato lovers owe it a debt of thanks nonetheless -- without it, their favorite fruit might not be ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Florida tomato farmers may increase their yields by adding sulfur to their soil before planting, according to a University of Florida study published in the current issue of the journal HortTechnology. Adding 25 pounds ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- South Florida vegetable growers worried about the invasive tomato thrips should make certain they’re looking for the pest in the right places, say University of Florida researchers. Also known as common blossom thrips, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & DiseaseClick here for high-resolution image. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Supermarket tomatoes that taste like heirloom tomatoes are closer to reaching grocery aisles as a result of a discovery from the University of Florida. A team ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFASClick here for high resolution file. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Crop genetics expert Harry Klee, an eminent scholar and professor in the University of Florida horticultural sciences department, was elected to the National Academy ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research