Tag: Xin Zhao

Coming to fruition: Students reap real-life experience in Horticultural Sciences Teaching Garden

by Stella Canfield
May 10, 2023

Luminous yellow squash, bright red turnips and blooming artichokes are just a few of the crops that were grown this spring in the Horticultural Sciences Teaching Garden, an experiential learning garden for students. The flourishing fields sit ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Horticultural Sciences Department, Horticultural Sciences Teaching Garden, Plant Diagnostic Center, Xin Zhao, Zack Black

New NIFA-funded research to examine cover crops in organic vegetable production systems

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 16, 2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture just announced funding for a project comprising an interdisciplinary team from the University of Florida. The three-year project, “Quantifying the nitrogen cycling ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citra, Cover Crops, Entomology And Nematology, Gabriel Maltais-Landry, Grant Project, Horticultural Sciences Department, Nematology, Nifa, Organic, Plant Science Research And Education Unit, Research, Sarah Strauss, Soil And Water Sciences, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, USDA Organic, USDA-NIFA, USDA-NIFA Organic Agriculture Research And Extension Initiative, Xin Zhao, Zane Grabau

Roche Scholars Program Highlights Teaching Excellence at UF/IFAS CALS

by Dana Edwards
January 14, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – UF/IFAS entomology and nematology lecturer, Jennifer Weeks, had the desire to revise her Life Science for Educators course in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) to incorporate a service-learning component. ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Andrew Thoron, Anne Mathews, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Hector Perez, Jamie Loizzo, Jennifer Weeks, Larry Forthun, Peter Kima, Roberts Ahrens, Roche Teaching Scholars, Shirley Baker, Steven Johnson, Suzanna Smith, Wendy Dahl, Xin Zhao

Do you love seedless watermelons in the hot summer? UF scientists are on the case

by Brad Buck
July 12, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Some people love to eat a juicy, seedless watermelon for a tasty, refreshing snack during a hot, Florida summer day. University of Florida scientists have found a way to stave off potential diseases while retaining that ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Fusarium Wilt, Grafting, Horticultural Sciences Department, News, Seedless Watermelons, Squash Rootstock, Taste, Watermelons, Xin Zhao

UF/IFAS organic strawberry research featured in e-book

by Brad Buck
November 19, 2014

Cutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A new e-book from the University of Arkansas System features University of Florida scientists’ quest to establish a Florida organic strawberry industry. A chapter titled “Organic open-field and high ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, UF/IFAS
Tags: Carlene Chase, Mickie Swisher, Organic, Oscar Liburd, Strawberries, Sustainability, Xin Zhao, Zhifeng Gao

UF/IFAS team awarded strawberry sustainability grant

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 6, 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Nearly all of the strawberries in the United States are grown in Florida or California, but faced with growing competition in the industry from Mexico, a team of UF researchers is looking for ways to diversify the industry. Led ... READ MORE

Category: Crops
Tags: Carlene Chase, Mickie Swisher, Organic, Oscar Liburd, Strawberry, Xin Zhao, Zhifeng Gao

Farmers’ market phonies raise ire of some customers — but not all, UF researchers say

by Tom Nordlie
September 25, 2012

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Doing business with a farmers’ market phony selling non-local food might bother some shoppers, but not all, according to a new University of Florida study. ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Health & Nutrition, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Crops, Economics, Farmers' Market, Marketing, Mickie Swisher, Xin Zhao, Zhifeng Gao

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