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 […]
Managing Our Forests: Breeding a Superior Pine
Trees are an incredible natural resource. They provide wildlife habitat, improve air quality, and of course, supply the raw materials for many vital industries. Toilet paper has recently had its moment in the spotlight, but forests support countless other products, from lumber for building homes to the cellulose used in our toothpaste. To keep up […]
UF/IFAS Researchers Make Strides in Saving Florida Avocado Industry
As consumers commemorate National Avocado Day on July 31, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences scientists keep a steady pace of lab and field work for the Florida avocado industry as they fight laurel wilt. Detected in Georgia in 2002, laurel wilt’s devastating effects were observed for the first time in […]
UF/IFAS Engineer Earns National Honor for Work in Micro-Irrigation
With his compact-bed geometry design, Sanjay Shukla has helped growers around the world save on water, fertilizer and money. In Shukla’s design, taller, narrow beds of soil replace shorter, wider ones. Current beds tend to be 3-feet wide and 6-8 inches in height. Shukla developed beds that are 16 to 24 inches wide and 10 […]
Hopes High to Crack the Code on Bacterial Spot of Tomato
Bacterial spot can topple tomato crops anywhere the malady strikes. To help growers stay out of the red zone, University of Florida scientists are aiming to dig deeper into how the pathogen that causes the disease spreads and evolves on farms. Erica Goss, a UF/IFAS associate professor of plant pathology, was recently awarded a $455,000 […]