UF/IFAS Faculty to Use $141M in Research Funding to Improve Corn, Manage Citrus Greening and Suppress Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Scientists at UF/IFAS are using 2020’s allotment of $141 million in research funding to develop better sweet corn, improve cow-calf breeding, make further progress toward controlling citrus greening disease, and more. Robert Gilbert, dean of UF/IFAS Research and director of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, gleaned information from major grants from fiscal year 2019-2020 and […]
UF/IFAS Scientist Named Fellow of American Phytopathological Society
Working at her lab and fields at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Natalia Peres diagnoses and helps manage diseases that might otherwise ruin strawberries, a $300 million per year crop in Florida. In her efforts to beat back diseases, Peres helped develop the Strawberry Advisory System, which tells farmers when to spray […]
UF Partners on $26M Grant to Produce More Crops With Less Water and Energy
University of Florida is partnering on a $26 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to develop new technologies and systems that will help farmers produce more food with less water and energy. The grant is the latest development in UF’s artificial intelligence (AI) initiative, which will expand the use of AI across academic degrees and programs and […]
UF/IFAS Scientists to Shed Light on Aquatic Symbiosis With a Squid
The Hawaiian bobtail squid is a glowing example of aquatic symbiosis. It stands out as a unique cephalopod that lives with a light organ run by a luminescent bacterium, or microbes. The bacterium allows the squid to use light as camouflage against predators. A team of researchers has received a $550,000 grant by the Gordon […]
UF Researcher Earns National Recognition Early in Her Career
She’s early in her career, but Yu Wang, a University of Florida food scientist, is making great strides in her research. Recognizing Wang’s work, the Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division (AGFD) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) recently named her a fellow. Wang, a food chemist with the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences […]
UF Professor Earns National Award for Innovative Research
Nian Wang, a professor at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, has been recognized by the American Phytopathological Society (APS) at its 2020 annual meeting. Wang received the Ruth Allen Award, which honors people who have made an outstanding, innovative research contribution that has changed or has the potential to change, […]
New UF/IFAS Website Helps Consumers Understand Importance of Plant Breeding Program
UF/IFAS associate professor Vance Whitaker has bred new strawberry varieties from the fields and labs at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) in Balm (Hillsborough County), Florida. “‘Florida Brilliance’ and Sweet Sensation® will make up 90% percent of Florida’s strawberry acreage in the coming season,” Whitaker said. “These varieties work well to […]
UF/IFAS Researcher Shares Variations of Mating Disruption Under Biopesticides on ‘Making Sense of Biologicals’ Podcast
Mating disruption and pheromone use are examples of biochemicals that fall under the category of biopesticides. Most growers are familiar with at least one way those products are applied, but there are many more than that. University of Florida Citrus Research and Education Center professor Lukasz Stelinski details how mating disruption works and the multiple […]
AI Helps Detect Powdery Mildew Early So Growers Can Manage Disease in Squash
Plant detectives and engineers from the University of Florida are using artificial intelligence to find a disease early so growers who produce summer squash can keep it under control. Early detection gives farmers a fighting chance at a better crop. Summer and winter squash are grown commercially throughout the state, particularly in the southeast and […]
Recycle Phosphorus Before It Goes Into Public Waters
Recycle phosphorus while it’s still on the farm, and you can help prevent the nutrient from flowing downstream — where it could pollute water bodies — says a University of Florida scientist. Reusing phosphorus using on-farm ponds can cost the state less than $40 per kilogram compared to $355 to $909 to treat the phosphorus […]