Creating new varieties of Strawberries is what we do #floridastrawberries #plantscience #growerlife
Wimauma, FL
Joined February 2019
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UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
Happy to share our paper where we integrated digital, field, and DNA data and demonstrated that biomass traits are genetically controlled and can be predicted in future breeding populations with the use of DNA markers. ⬇️
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UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
.@vance_whitaker breaks down which @UF strawberry varieties are most popular with growers and teases two new varieties that will be available commercially for the 2024-2025 season.
Read the full story on @thepacker 🔗 bit.ly/4b2QPI3.
ALT Strawberry field. The strawberries are being grown on black plastic.
UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
National #StrawberryDay falls in the heart of Florida's strawberry season!
Did you know that @UF-developed varieties grow on an estimated 87% of our state's #strawberry acreage?
Learn more about @FlaStrawberries
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#FloridaAg #FreshFromFlorida
UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
We are very excited to present our February 2023 Plant Breeder of the Month: Dr. Sam Hutton, Associate Professor, Tomato Breeding & Genetics, Gulf Coast Research & Education Center! #UFPlantBreeder Did you know? Florida ranks first in the nation in fresh tomato production!🧵1/8
ALT Dr. Sam Hutton and tomato plant.
UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
🤔 How do you turn a red berry white? A new strawberry developed at @UF_IFAS with a distinct pale color becomes a national sensation. bit.ly/3DtA21q
UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
It's @FlaStrawberries' season! For more than 70 years, @UF scientists have helped meet farmer and consumer demand for plentiful, delicious #strawberries.
@UFPlantbreeding cultivars are grown in more than 50 countries. #FreshFromFlorida
More on Florida 🍓 bit.ly/3Yekirh
UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
The University of Florida has released a white strawberry or "pineberry" that can be grown at scale and made available to the general public. A full description has now been published.
#HortScience doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI1695…
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ALT Pineberry
UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
Tomato Genetics Assistant Professor position is open at UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences, located at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center near Tampa. Great opportunity to collaborate with a top-notch tomato breeding program! @UFPlantbreeding explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/j…
UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
Did you know these things about Florida strawberries? bit.ly/FloridaStrawberryReci…
#freshfromflorida #floridaagriculture #floridastrawberries #funfacts #strawberry #strawberries #didyouknow #trivia
UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
Florida strawberry growers may eventually benefit from UV light, as they try to control the twospotted spider mite. This @uf finding should help the state's $399M strawberry industry. @UFEntNem, @UFGulfCoastREC, @UFPlantbreeding, @cvivian86, @saqibiam
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UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
On this Thanksgiving Day, remember that with out agriculture, you would be hungry, naked and sober! Thankful for farmers and farm workers!
UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
It's a pleasure to have @ElissarAlam in our program!
Elissar chose @UFPlantbreeding to work alongside innovative strawberry breeders to improve local and global food production. Read away! @UF_IFAS #UFtop5. Number 1 choice for Plant Breeding
UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
If you are attending the #FloridaAgExpo2022 at @UFGulfCoastREC , please feel free to drop by the GCPSA booth to learn about their future activities and partnership opportunities. #GulfCoastPostDocandStudentAssociation
UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
Learn what brought Mark Porter to @UFPlantbreeding @UF_IFAS and how he is working to take strawberry breeding further. Top 5 University #UFtop5. Number 1 choice for Plant Breeding. @UfBreeding @UFGulfCoastREC
UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
Our seedlings made it back safely from our summer nursery. Strawberry planting next week is a go! @UfBreeding @vance_whitaker
UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
Our latest work on the genetics of strawberry flavor!
A multi-omics framework reveals strawberry flavor genes and their regulatory elements @fanzhen56 @vance_whitaker @UfBreeding
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ALT Population genetic analysis of the strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) population. Model-based clustering, principal component analysis (PCA) plots of the first two principal components, and maximum-likelihood phylogenetic tree.
UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
This is an honor for the whole strawberry @UfBreeding team. A big thank you to the @ASHS_Hort fruit breeding interest group! #grateful
UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program retweeted
Thanks @CCAGaryEngland! Also available at @Publix from @Astinfarms under the "Berry de Blanc" label.
Finally tried @WishFarms “Pink-A-Boo” Pine Berries, a cultivar developed by @UFGulfCoastREC @UfBreeding Strawberry Breeder @vance_whitaker Very happy to add this @freshfromFL tasty treat to my breakfast menu. If you haven’t tried them, they are on sale now @Publix
