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Strawberry disease ID: Neopestalotiopsis or a more traditional disease?
Since Neopestalotiopsis (or Pestalotia) was present in plug plant material distributed in Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic in the fall of 2021, here are some photos and tips on how to tell it apart from other... more »
UF/IFAS researchers creating ‘Artificial Intelligence Connoisseur’
Can a computer “taste” a tomato or a blueberry? Well, not exactly, but it can tell scientists which volatiles in these fruits make them taste good, say University of Florida researchers. University of Florida Institute... more »
Unintended effects of gene editing in tomatoes studied
Yi Li, professor of plant science in the University of Connecticut College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources is working on a new $500,000 Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grant from the USDA/NIFA to study a... more »
Mobile drip irrigation superior to sprinkler systems, Texas Agrilife study finds
Higher biomass, less water and more fruit are the results of the first year in a Texas A&M AgriLife Research study comparing mobile drip irrigation, MDI, to low-elevation sprinkler application, LESA, irrigation systems. The project... more »
Arizona vegetable grower Gary Pasquinelli honored by university
In 1967, as a law student at the University of California, Berkeley, Gary Pasquinelli made a decision that would change his life. “Law school was like doing time in prison,” he recalled. So he packed... more »
WSU virologists say onion virus evolving, spreading
A recent study by Washington State University virologists showed that a destructive virus of onion is evolving and spreading. Nearly 20... more »
Group studies invasive nematode harmful to sweet potatoes
A team of LSU AgCenter researchers, along with those from four other universities, have been awarded a U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant of more than $5 million to develop... more »
Tennessee’s Annette Wszelaki, a vegetable specialist, is honored
The American Society for Horticultural Science has presented Annette Wszelaki of the University of Tennessee with its 2021 Outstanding Extension Educator Award. Wszelaki is a professor and commercial vegetable Extension specialist with the UT Department... more »
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