Scientists Using Wild Potatoes to Improve Potato Health

Randall Weiseman June 17, 2010 Florida, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists are using wild potatoes to help solve a wide array of issues pertaining to potato health.

Study Shows Benefits of Orange Peel Oil
A study in Pakistan shows essential oil from sweet orange peels has possible applications in food preservation and oncology. The study authors are Mahnoor Syed, Saeeda Fatima and Muhammad Bilal Sadiq with Forman Christian College and Moazzam Ali and Khadija Rashid with the University of the Punjab. The research expands the horizons of the way waste materials in the […]
PIECES OF THE PAST: The Warmth of a Florida Christmas
By Brenda Eubanks Burnette There are Christmas memories that sparkle like tinsel and some that glow warm and steady, the way sunlight filters through a grove just after dawn. For many Florida families — mine included — Christmas has always smelled faintly of citrus and tasted of oranges fresh from the tree. Before the gifts […]