Author: Lourdes Mederos
Free Workshop Explores Vanilla Cultivation In Florida, Puerto Rico, And U.S. Virgin Islands
Xingbo Wu, plant breeder and geneticist at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC), is the principal investigator conducting resear [...]
Everglades Farmers Gain Powerful Ally In Disease Control With New UF/IFAS Plant Pathologist
Monica Navia-Urrutia examines for presence of root rot or disease at a local grower’s field. Photo by Avery Harrison, UF/IFAS EREC.
Farmers in th [...]
Behind The Scenes: How UF/IFAS Risk Assessments Sustain Florida’s $191M Aquaculture Industry
UF/IFAS professor Jeffrey Hill and master’s degree student, Meghan Eaton, are measuring water temperature as part of a risk assessment. (UF/IFAS)
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University Of Florida Researchers Develop New Model To Predict Invasive Species Spread
Argentine black and white tegu – one of the invasive reptiles in the study. Courtesy Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Science tel [...]
Cracking The Burmese Python Code: New Data Zeroes In On Game-Changing Strategies
Megan Angelis and Kyle Findley (By Kevin Pavlidis)
In a groundbreaking study, University of Florida scientists statistically analyzed large amount [...]
Citizen Science And Why It Matters, UF/IFAS Experts Explain
Bioblitz plant species identification event (Tyler Jones, UF/IFAS Photography)
Have you ever noticed unusual plants, animals or insects in your ar [...]
UF/IFAS Launches ‘Hopper Heroes’ Initiative To Track Leafhoppers, Planthoppers, And Treehoppers
Brian Bahder demonstrates a technique for capturing hoppers in a variety of environments. UF/IFAS photography
Spotted a tiny, colorful critter hop [...]
University Of Florida Secures $300K NSF Grant To Address Phosphorus Pollution In South Florida Ecosystems
These freshwater channels and canals shown in South Florida are types of waterways where interventions could be deployed. Courtesy UF/IFAS Jehangir B [...]
UF/IFAS Scientists Develop Method For Detecting DNA Of Invasive Snakes In Florida
Brian Bahder in his lab at the UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
Courtesy UF/IFAS
Scientists at the University of Florida have [...]
UF/IFAS And Florida Sea Grant Secure $250K NOAA Grant To Cultivate Seaweed Aquaculture
Ashley Smyth with her wave machine model at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead.
Atlantic subtropical seaweed is makin [...]