Tag: Watermelon

AI helps detect watermelon disease quickly, accurately

by Brad Buck
July 18, 2022

If you savor a juicy watermelon in the scorching summer heat, Florida farmers toil to meet your tastes. The Sunshine State leads the nation in watermelon production. But, like all farmers, those who produce watermelons seek ways to control ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: #AI, #aiatuf, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Detection, Disease, Downy Mildew, Drones, Machine Learning, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Technology, Watermelon, Yiannis Ampatzidis

Scientists find new watermelon viruses in Florida; help available

by Brad Buck
August 23, 2021

IMMOKALEE, Fla. --- Florida watermelon growers, the most productive in the nation, face two new viruses. But finding a disease is the first step to managing it, says a University of Florida scientist who helped pinpoint the diseases. From 2017-2020, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Detection, North Florida Research And Education Center, Pamela Roberts, Plant Pathology, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Virus, Watermelon

With crops in the ground, Florida watermelon farmers face uncertainty due to COVID-19

by Samantha Murray
April 7, 2020

Today, as fruit and vegetable farmers in South Florida decide what to do with produce once destined for now-closed schools and restaurants, watermelon farmers in North Florida have recently finished planting their crop. Given the uncertainty ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bob Hochmuth, Covid-19, Levy County, Mark Warren, News, North Florida Research And Education Center, Watermelon

Eight Things You Didn’t Know About an Iconic Summer Fruit

by Samantha Murray
July 9, 2019

Watermelons mean summer in most places, but perhaps no more so than in Florida, the country’s number one producer of this quintessential summer fruit. They may be 92 percent water, but there’s more to growing and eating watermelon than ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bob Hochmuth, News, North Florida Research And Education Center, Samantha Kennedy, Wakulla County, Watermelon

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