New White, Red Varieties From UF/IFAS Featured at This Year’s Florida Strawberry Festival
As this year’s strawberry season comes to a close, UF/IFAS researchers announce two brand-new varieties: the white strawberry and a new red one.
Florida Study Shows Cold Chain Importance for Strawberries
Right about now, if you eat a Florida strawberry, odds are it’s going to taste oh-so-good. That’s no accident. Strawberries are in season, and those you see at the grocery store should be shipped and stocked at the right temperature, says a University of Florida scientist.
White Strawberry One of Two New UF/IFAS Varieties Ready for Harvest Season
Just in time for the west-central Florida strawberry harvesting season, which runs from now until the end of March, UF/IFAS is releasing not one, but two new varieties – and the white strawberry is one of them. The other: another cultivar that UF/IFAS’ primary breeder says tastes oh-so-good.