Crops

Cultivos de Florida

Agricultural Research

Food diversity, nutritional food supply, and profitability are the priorities for Florida's growers. For this reason, a number of new vegetable crops are rapidly emerging: there are more than 20 Asian vegetable crops grown across Florida. Due to our favorable climate, these vegetable crops grow well and have high market potential. The fact sheets in this series each provide a general overview of a specific Asian vegetable crop grown in Florida.

Asian Vegetables Emerging in Florida series

New Crops

UF/IFAS has been working to identify advanced genotypes of <i>Brassica carinata</i> (carinata) that will be profitable for cultivation as an oilseed crop in the southeastern US. Its high oil content and favorable fatty acid profile make it suitable for the biofuel industry as a biojet fuel. A near relative of collard and mustard, a variety developed by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in 1972 can be also be grown as a green leafy vegetable in Florida.

Carinata

<p>UF/IFAS is working to identify varieties and planting recommendations that can be profitable for growers and environmentally responsible, with variety trials to find marketable hemp that grows well in Florida&lsaquo;s diverse soils, climates, latitudes. Economic research is being conducted to find the input costs and expected market value. Additionally, we are conducting a study for risk of invasiveness.</p>
<h2>UF/IFAS Web Resources</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/hemp/">UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Pilot Project</a></li>
<li><a href="https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/hemp/faqs/">FAQs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/hemp/resources/">Resources</a></li>
</ul>

<p class="MsoNormal">UF/IFAS est&aacute; trabajando para identificar variedades y recomendaciones de siembra que puedan ser tanto rentables para los productores como ambientalmente responsables. Se hacen ensayos de variedades para encontrar c&aacute;&ntilde;amo comercializable que crezca bien en los diversos suelos, climas y latitudes de Florida. Tambi&eacute;n se est&aacute;n realizando investigaciones econ&oacute;micas para encontrar los costos de los insumos y el valor de mercado esperado. Y adicionalmente se desarrollan&nbsp; estudios de riesgo de invasividad.</p>
<h2>UF/IFAS Web Resources</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/hemp/">UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Pilot Project</a></li>
<li><a href="https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/hemp/faqs/">FAQs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/hemp/resources/">Resources</a></li>
</ul>

Hemp

Cáñamo industrial 

Cáñamo

<p>Hops (<em>Humulus lupulus</em>) are perennial, herbaceous climbing plants commonly cultivated for their strobiles or cones. The cones are often used for flavoring and aroma in food, tea, and beer. Hops can make a unique addition to a home garden or landscape.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="es-419">El l&uacute;pulo (Humulus lupulus) es una planta trepadora herb&aacute;cea perenne que se cultiva com&uacute;nmente por sus estr&oacute;bilos o conos. Los conos se utilizan a menudo para dar sabor y aroma en alimentos, t&eacute; y cerveza. El l&uacute;pulo puede ser una adici&oacute;n &uacute;nica a un jard&iacute;n o paisaje dom&eacute;stico.</span></p>

New Crops

Narrower Topics

Blackberry

Carinata

Hemp

Hops

Indigo

Pomegranate

Publications

Finger Lime: An Alternative Crop with Great Potential in South Florida

Spring Mix—An Emerging Crop for Florida

Jujube as a Florida Fruit Crop

Florida Cultivation Guide for Malabar Spinach

Achachairú (Garcinia humilis) Fruit Trees: Botany and Commercial Cultivation in South Florida