Vance M. Whitaker

0000-0002-2172-3019

'Florida Radiance' Strawberry

Vance M. Whitaker, Craig K. Chandler, Bielinski M. Santos, and Natalia A. Peres

Métodos para el establecimiento de trasplantes de fresas en Florida

Emmanuel Torres-Quezada, Lincoln Zotarelli, Vance M. Whitaker, y Shinsuke Agehara; traducido por Ricardo Gandini-Taveras

The UF/IFAS Strawberry Clean Plant Program

Catalina Moyer, Natalia A. Peres, and Vance M. Whitaker

Florida Strawberry Growers Need More Early Yield to Improve Profitability

Feng Wu, Zhengfei Guan, and Vance Whitaker

Methods for Strawberry Transplant Establishment in Florida

Emmanuel Torres-Quezada, Lincoln Zotarelli, Vance M. Whitaker, and Shinsuke Agehara

'Florida Brilliance' Strawberry

Vance Whitaker, Natalia A. Peres, and Shinsuke Agehara

'Florida Beauty' Strawberry

Vance M. Whitaker, Natalia A. Peres, and Shinsuke Agehara

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. Published by Plant Systems

UF/IFAS Strawberries beyond the USA: A Success Story from Egypt

Fahiem EL-Borai and Vance M. Whitaker

Currently, Florida strawberry varieties are grown in over 70 countries spread across six continents. The main objective of this Extension publication is to communicate the benefits of licensing UF/IFAS strawberries outside of the USA, with a special focus on Egypt. The target audience of this new 6-page publication of the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department includes those involved in the strawberry industry as well as the general public. Written by Fahiem EL-Borai and Vance M. Whitaker.

Chapter 16. Strawberry Production

Vance M. Whitaker, Nathan S. Boyd, Natalia A. Peres, Johan Desaeger, Sriyanka Lahiri, and Shinsuke Agehara

Chapter 16 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

A Step-by-Step Guide for Automated Plant Canopy Delineation Using Deep Learning: An Example in Strawberry Using ArcGIS Pro Software

Amr Abd-Elrahman, Katie Britt, and Vance Whitaker

This publication presents a guide to image analysis for researchers and farm managers who use ArcGIS software. Anyone with basic geographic information system analysis skills may follow along with the demonstration and learn to implement the Mask Region Convolutional Neural Networks model, a widely used model for object detection, to delineate strawberry canopies using ArcGIS Pro Image Analyst Extension in a simple workflow. This process is useful for precision agriculture management.

Improving Strawberry Varieties by Somaclonal Variation

Cheol-Min Yoo, Cheryl Dalid, Catalina Moyer, Vance Whitaker, and Seonghee Lee

Somaclonal variation is a breeding method utilizing natural genetic variation induced by a tissue culture process instead of by hybridization. This offers an alternative to mutation breeding for the introduction of new genetic variations in existing strawberry varieties. The main purpose of this new 5-page publication of the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department is to share the potential of this technique with plant breeders in the public and private industries. The secondary purpose is to educate the industry and the public on the scientific background of somaclonal variation. Written by Cheol-Min Yoo, Cheryl Dalid, Catalina Moyer, Vance Whitaker, and Seonghee Lee.

CRISPR Gene Editing in Strawberry

Seonghee Lee, Cheolmin Yoo, Yoon Jeong Jang, Kevin Folta, and Vance M. Whitake

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Plant Systems

Growing Strawberries in the Florida Home Garden

Vance M. Whitaker, Natalia A. Peres, Sriyanka Lahiri, Sydney Park Brown, and Craig K. Chandler

Florida is the winter strawberry capital of the world. In commercial and home production, strawberries are grown as an annual crop rather than as perennials. This 4-page publication of the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department presents guidelines for the successful production of strawberries in the Florida home garden. Minor revision by Vance M. Whitaker, Natalia A. Peres, Sriyanka Lahiri, Sydney Park Brown, and Craig K. Chandler.

Sensation® Brand 'Florida127' Strawberry

Vance M. Whitaker, Craig K. Chandler, and Natalia A. Peres

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. Published by Plant Systems

Viral Diseases of Strawberry

Catalina Moyer, Vance M. Whitaker, and Natalia A. Peres

This 8-page publication provides basic information on viral diseases of strawberries with particular emphasis on the presence of SNSV on Florida strawberry plants. Major revision by Catalina Moyer, Vance M. Whitaker, and Natalia A. Peres; published by the UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department.