Can Spreading Basaltic Volcanic Rock Dust Improve Crops and the Health of Florida’s Soils? (UF News)
UF researchers are testing volcanic rock dust to improve soil health across the state’s sandy and organic farmlands.
New Research Asks Why Do Bees Return to Southern Crops That Don’t Need Pollination? (UF/IFAS)
UF researcher Isaac Esquivel is studying why bees are drawn to cotton, peanut, and soybean fields across the South, despite the crops’ ability to produce harvests without pollination, to help identify ways farms can better support pollinators.
DNA Analyses Uncover What Is Hiding Under the Cap Plaguing the White Button Mushroom Industry (UF News)
UF researchers found that bacterial blotch in white button mushrooms is caused by multiple bacteria, a discovery that could improve diagnostics and lead to more effective disease management for growers.
How River DNA Can Track Fish, Frogs, Fungi and Human Feces — All at Once (UF News)
UF researchers showed that a single water sample can track ecosystem health, detect harmful pathogens, and monitor pollution changes through environmental DNA analysis.
New Research Reveals Repeated Flooding Is Altering a Key Florida Natural Resource (UF News)
UF research shows that heavy rains are reversing spring flow and degrading water quality, contributing to oxygen loss, algae blooms and widespread vegetation decline.
New UF/IFAS Office Aims To Create More Businesses, Commercial Products From Agricultural Research (UF News)
UF/IFAS launches the Office of Strategic Partnerships & Innovation to accelerate public-private partnerships, faculty entrepreneurship and commercialization of agricultural research.
UF Opens Whitney Marine Research Center, Expanding Marine Science Innovation in St. Augustine (UF News)
The University of Florida opened the Whitney Marine Research Center, more than doubling research space and expanding capacity for marine science, education and conservation.
A $130 Million Drain: UF Researcher Looks to Genetics To Rein In Wasteful Strawberry Runners (UF/IFAS)
A University of Florida researcher is studying the genetics of strawberry runners to help growers reduce yield losses while preserving their benefits for plant propagation.
UF Scientists Successfully Grow Plants in Moon Soil From Apollo 11 (WCJB TV20)
UF researchers are advancing the possibility of growing food on the moon by successfully cultivating plants in lunar soil collected during NASA’s Apollo 11 mission.
On the Edge of a Breakthrough: UF/IFAS Breeding Disease-Resistant Lettuce for U.S. Farms, Kitchens (UF/IFAS)
University of Florida researchers, led by German Sandoya and supported by a $500,000 USDA grant, are developing disease-resistant lettuce varieties to protect yields against bacterial leaf spot and rising temperatures.