Plant Breeding
Plant breeding is the science of genetically improving plants for the benefit of humankind. [AGROVOC]
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Caladium Cultivars Developed at the UF/IFAS
The UF/IFAS Strawberry Clean Plant Program
Related IFAS Blog Posts
Southern land-grant universities create AI centers to encourage faster, accurate solutions to practical problems
Brad BuckSeptember 23rd, 2024Artificial intelligence (AI) can help feed the world and preserve our natural resources. To maximize the bandwidth of AI, scientists are working together to develop robotics and precision agriculture, use drones effectively and more. Recognizing the strength of collaboration, universities across the South are launching centers where researchers combine brain power and data to help […]
UF scientists finding new way to keep broccoli – and perhaps other vegetables — fresher, longer
Brad BuckMay 21st, 2024When consumers go to the grocery store, they want their produce, including broccoli, to look, feel and taste fresh. This desire compels University of Florida scientist Tie Liu to study ways to keep vegetables fresh. In newly published research, Liu and his colleagues studied the physiological and molecular mechanisms of two treatments: 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) and […]
Machine-harvestable tomatoes available from UF/IFAS; growers hope cultivars can help lower labor cost
Brad BuckApril 25th, 2024Ever since Florida farmers have been growing tomatoes, they’ve picked them by hand or hired laborers. It’s painstaking work that might be made easier soon with machine-harvestable tomatoes developed by University of Florida scientists. Now that the varieties are available, growers in Florida’s $400 million-a-year industry hope they can use mechanized harvesting, but doubts remain. […]
