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UF scientists make big stride toward greening-resistant citrus trees

by Brad Buck
October 14, 2020

University of Florida scientists achieved a major milestone in their quest to develop a citrus greening-resistant tree by sequencing the genome of a fruit plant that’s a close cousin to citrus trees. You’d need to print 54,000 pages of ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research And Education Center, Disease Resistance, Environmental Horticulture, Fred Gmitter, Genome Sequencing, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, Interdisciplinary Center For Biotechnology Research, Rootstocks, Trifoliate Orange, Zhanao Deng

New UF/IFAS website helps consumers understand importance of plant breeding program

by Brad Buck
August 13, 2020

Peruse the produce section of a grocery store and you can find citrus, strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes, sugarcane, corn and lettuce developed by UF/IFAS researchers. Go to a business that sells plants, and you’ll see lantanas, coleuses, ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Environmental Horticulture Department, Forages, Fred Gmitter, Genetics, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, Plant Breeding, Sam Hutton, Strawberries, Tomatoes, Vance Whitaker, Website, Zhanao Deng

UF/IFAS team aims to increase blackberry yield

by Brad Buck
June 16, 2020

BALM, Fla. --- Blackberries ripen in Florida in May and June, so it’s an ideal time to be thinking about how to grow more of them. Those who produce blackberries in Florida want to increase their yield, and UF/IFAS faculty want to help farmers ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Blackberries, Cultivars, Emerging Enterprises, Environmental Horticulture, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, Research, Shinsuke Agehara, Specialty Crops, Zhanao Deng

UF/IFAS scientists help national team breed better pomegranates

by Brad Buck
May 5, 2020

BALM, Fla. -- You can enjoy pomegranates in myriad ways. You can toss them in salads, sprinkle their seeds on yogurt or oatmeal or add them to smoothies. When you consume pomegranates, you’ll savor their sweet and sour flavor. You may be drawn ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Breeding, Cultivars, Diseases, Gary Vallad, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Pests, Pomegranates, Zhanao Deng

UF/IFAS Plant Geneticist Named Fellow of American Society for Horticultural Science

by Brad Buck
August 13, 2019

BALM, Fla. --- If you savor the sights of caladium, gerbera and other ornamental plants, you can thank Zhanao Deng for developing better varieties. In his three-decade career, Deng beams with pride over new types of caladium and gerbera he’s ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: American Society For Horticultural Science, Breeding, Environmental Horticulture, Fellow, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Lantana, Plant Genetics, Zhanao Deng

UF/IFAS Hopping Along With Brew Crop, Despite Root-Knot Nematode Finding

by Brad Buck
June 28, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida scientists believe they can control some nematodes that can harm or even kill plants as they try to grow hops to help quench the ever-growing demand for craft beer. Zhanao Deng, a professor of environmental ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Craft Beer, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hops, Johan Desaeger, Nematodes, News, Root-knot Nematodes, Shinshuke Agehara, Zhanao Deng

Industry donors help cultivate emerging Florida crops

by Brad Buck
April 17, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- About five years ago, University of Florida environmental horticulture assistant professor Brian Pearson started growing hops in his backyard. Finding success, he and two other UF researchers are exploring whether they ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Brian Pearson, Emerging Crops, Flavors Of Florida, Hops, Jose Chaparro, News, Olives, Peaches, Philanthropy, Pomegranate, Shinsuke Agehara, Zhanao Deng

Valentine’s Day means more than roses; UF/IFAS breeds, suggests other plants to give

by Brad Buck
February 6, 2017

Please see caption at end of story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A plant always makes for a nice gesture on Valentine’s Day, and University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers are breeding flora that may emit alluring ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Valentine's Day Plants, Wagner Vendrame, Zhanao Deng

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