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UF Eyes Butterfly Pea as Natural Food-Color Source

It provides a natural food coloring. It gives nurseries another ornamental to grow and sell, and it might provide health benefits to those who eat it with their food. It is the Butterfly Pea, and University of Florida researchers are studying the flower to see if it will grow in Florida. Much of what we eat every day contains added …

Silicon and Salicylic Acid May Benefit W. Murcott
Preharvest silicon (Si) applications, when combined with postharvest salicyclid acid (SA), may increase W. Murcott mandarin fruit size, according to research from Ege University in Türkiye. The study, published in the Ege University Faculty of Agriculture Journal, examined whether the Si and SA applications could help maintain mandarin quality during extended cold storage. The authors […]
Using GA and 2,4-D to Reduce Fruit Drop
By Tripti Vashisth, Mary Sutton and Taylor Livingston Preharvest fruit drop remains a major concern for HLB-affected sweet oranges. Research shows that both gibberellic acid (GA) and 2,4-D can help reduce fruit drop, but the combination of GA and 2,4-D provides the greatest reduction. In a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences […]