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UF/IFAS scientists sequence DNA to cultivate better Florida mangoes Lourdes Rodriguez © University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Mangoes A team of scientists at the University of Florida have sequenced the genome of the internationally important Tommy Atkins mango — a variety that originated from Florida and that is valued for its very long shelf life, pest resilience and other key beneficial traits. While it is not considered the tastiest, it stands as one of the most globally important mango varieties. The scientists at UF’s Institute of Fo...

Moodboard Stock Photography/Alamy ONE evening last September, I sat blindfolded in my kitchen, about to have my taste buds tickled by something I had long taken for granted. I was sniffing and sipping my way through three vanilla extracts, each drawn from a different species of vanilla orchid. In the tests, I picked out the extract from Vanilla planifolia no problem. As the most common vanilla, I knew it well from every batch of cookie dough I had ever made. The extract from Vanilla pompona, sometimes enjoyed in Central and South America, was subtler. The one from Vanilla tahitensis, popul...

The top stories near you “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that after the state makes people 60 and older eligible for the COVID vaccine on Monday, it will soon lower the age to 55 and then probably open it up to the rest of the population.” “Diversion and deflection programs are designed to move individuals who have committed low-level crimes away from the criminal justice system. People who complete the program retain no charges on their criminal record. The city’s deflection program, titled the Gainesville Pre-Arrest Program, was updated in January. Now, police issue pre-arrest refer...

UF Researchers Launch Plans To Improve Vanilla Through Plant Breeding By Alexander Lugo March 10, 2021 Researchers at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences have partnered with Elo Life Systems to find a new way to grow vanilla more sustainably without compromising taste. The research aims to read genomes in vanilla species to help researchers at IFAS breed plant species more easily, said Alan Chambers, plant geneticist at UF’s IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center. Chambers said the ability to read genomes makes plant-breeding easier because it ena...