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UF scientists finding new way to keep broccoli fresher, longer

Scientists have found a way to keep broccoli, and perhaps other vegetables, feeling and tasting fresher, longer.

Mango trees on home landscapes and orchards in South Florida are working their way through the fruiting stage.

UF scientists start to discover how to keep fruits and vegetables fresher before they arrive at the grocery store

Recently published study places researchers closer to ensuring your fruits and vegetables arrive as fresh as possible at the grocery store.

Hot weather isn’t kind to most fresh produce, but there are steps you can take to help fruits and vegetables last longer, says a University of Florida scientist.

TIFTON — When Angelos Deltsidis isn’t in the lab or in the field, he can usually be found on the road or trail, putting in miles on a long run

As soon as a head of broccoli is harvested, an internal freshness clock starts counting down. Eventually, that crisp, green broccoli crown wilts and yellows.A study published in the journal Postharvest Biology and Technology from a team of scientists

Listen • 2:06 Why dont strawberries stay fresh as long as wed like? It all has to do with keeping them cold. Researchers at the University of Florida and University of South Florida are working to ensure the strawberries you buy at the store stay fresh as long as possible. As anyone who’s ever bought strawberries knows, sometimes they last for days in the fridge, and sometimes they...don’t. “We know that in a lot of cases produce looks good and then like overnight th...

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