🤔 How do you turn a red berry white? A new strawberry developed at UF IFAS Solutions with a distinct pale color becomes a national sensation. bit.ly/3DtA21q

An exciting project is in the works! #CitraBlue

.FLORIDA blueberry varieties helped birth an industry in the 70s, and now Fresh From Florida blueberries are synonymous with the start of spring. Listen 👂 to Florida Blueberry Growers Association farmers explain how Blueberry Breeding 🫐 is just as important to the industry today.

Educating is what we do! It is an important part of the job. Making sure that people understand the job of plant breeders, the complexity of flavor, and how we are using anand iyer to predict liking UF/IFAS-PlantBreeding UF IFAS Solutions NAPB Felipe Ferrão Marcio Resende

"Ultimately, when we make great plants here, we have the ability to go global." - Dave Clark, UF IFAS Dept. of Environmental Horticulture plant geneticist, on working with Proven Winners to distribute UF/IFAS-PlantBreeding downy mildew-resistant basil varieties. youtube.com/watch?v=4ZRa94…

Glad you enjoyed them!! Astin Farms UF/IFAS-PlantBreeding

Exciting developments in the development of target spot resistance in tomato! UF/IFAS-PlantBreeding UF IFAS Solutions UF Gulf Coast REC UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences

The future of agriculture in Florida is bright! UF/IFAS-PlantBreeding UF Gulf Coast REC UF IFAS Solutions

#AIatUF is an important tool to aid breeding flavor and nutrition into fruits and vegetables, according to a new paper by FLORIDA scientists, including Marcio Resende. #AIInAg ScienceDirect 🔗 bit.ly/3s7POfD

Once star cultivars 🌟 are identified, and there's a sufficient amount of tubers to support commercial growth, they're distributed 🚛 to Florida caladium growers. Caladium growers license 📝 these FLORIDA-developed tubers from FFSP.

Looking for highly qualified applicants for a PhD position in Dr. Zhanao Deng's breeding program! gcrec.ifas.ufl.edu/gcrec-facultys… programs.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-breeding…

This is a big, exciting discovery that creates a lot of potential for the future! ⁦UF/IFAS-PlantBreeding⁩ ⁦Dr. Vance M. Whitaker⁩ ⁦Yu Wang🍊⁩ ⁦FLAStrawberries⁩ ⁦UF IFAS Solutions⁩ - Scientists Find Ethyl Vanillin In UF/IFAS-Bred Strawberry morningagclips.com/scientists-fin…

Great minds 🧠 & great food 🌽 in the home of the Florida Gators! Sounds like a perfect night to us! See you at #FlavorsOfFlorida on 3/21/24 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Get your ticket before it's too late (first 100 online registrants receive $25 off) 🎟️ tinyurl.com/IFASFOF24

Please join us in supporting plant breeding UF IFAS Solutions by making a donation to the FFSP Plant Breeding Endowment! There are less than 10 hours to make your contribution! UF/IFAS-PlantBreeding FLORIDA #AllForTheGators Make your gift: uff.ufl.edu/giving-opportu…

We're a month away from Flavors of Florida on March 21! Thanks to our generous event sponsors. A portion of each sponsorship and individual admission ticket benefits the UF Field & Fork Campus Food Program. Tickets are selling fast! Claim yours today:

You might recognize Chef Dan Barber from Netflix's Chef's Table or his 2010 TED Talks! This world-renowned chef recently visited Blueberry Breeding 🫐 where our plant breeders showed him the diversity of flavors grown in Florida.

Great challenges present opportunities for world-class scientists. We’re fortunate to have Drs. Dr. Vance M. Whitaker, Peres, and Lee leading the charge here in Florida! FLORIDA UF/IFAS-PlantBreeding UF IFAS Solutions Hort. Sciences at UF UF Gulf Coast REC UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department

Congratulations to Zhanao Deng of UF IFAS Dept. of Environmental Horticulture GCREC UF IFAS Solutions for recognition as FLORIDA Research Foundation professor. 64 cultivars released during his career. In last 5 years alone 13 new caladium and lantana cultivars. Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association

We can’t wait! 🍓

2025 Foundation peanut seed production is off to a fast start!!