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UF/IFAS Hopes to Grow Vanilla, Meet Consumer Demand

by Brad Buck
June 12, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For dessert, how about a scoop of ice cream flavored with vanilla from Florida’s farmers? Because so many consumers enjoy vanilla, University of Florida scientists hope to help Florida farmers grow the bean. Consumers ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agribusiness, Alan Chambers, Cultivar, Disease, Elias Bassil, Flavor, Horticultural Sciences Department, News, Tropical Research And Education Center, Vanilla

New Serious Pest of Lychee Trees Found in Florida

by TREC SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM
March 19, 2018

Daniel Carrillo1, Alexandra M. Revynthi1, Jeff Wasielewski2, Christian Miller3 and Jonathan H. Crane4 The Lychee Erinose Mite (LEM), Aceria litchii (Figure 1), was found in a 3-acre commercial lychee orchard in Lee County on Pine Island, FL ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research,
Tags: News, Research, Tropical Research And Education Center

UF/IFAS researcher hopes to breed, grow nutritious pumpkins in Florida

by Brad Buck
March 14, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Pumpkins and their seeds are good for you. For example, the flesh of the fruit is a good source of many vitamins and fiber, and its seeds provide unsaturated fats that help reduce cholesterol, among their other health benefits. ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Breeding, Geoffrey Meru, News, Nutrition, Pumpkin, Tropical Research And Education Center

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