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Jessie ErwinSeptember 23rd, 2024We are pleased to welcome Ashytn Vandiver to our FSHN Research Journeys series, which follows graduate students’ research in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at The University of Florida. Ashtyn is a food science master’s degree student, and her goal is to ensure that our food is safe to enjoy and free from contamination with viruses […]
Citizen scientists help UF researchers find best-tasting tomatoes
Brad BuckSeptember 11th, 2024People with a green thumb for growing tomatoes are giving University of Florida scientists good data to help them find tastier tomatoes. Through a citizen science program, Denise Tieman, a UF/IFAS research associate professor of horticultural sciences and her lab are getting viable data from residential gardeners about which tomato varieties grow and taste best. […]
UF scientists plan to study whether cover crops or compost can increase the efficiency, resiliency of tomatoes, other produce
Brad BuckJuly 2nd, 2024Growers are always looking for ways to maintain or increase their yields and boost the ability of their crops to resist pests, diseases and heat brought on by climate change. That’s particularly the case when you grow crops in a high-intensity production system, which farmers use to grow tomatoes in Florida. Such systems require a […]
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