A few years ago, Austin Wrenn noticed something unsettling in his strawberry greenhouses at Wrenn's Farm in Zebulon, North Carolina. He was one of the first growers in the state to experience losses ...

Advanced genomics, digital phenotyping, and predictive breeding models are helping researchers evaluate tens of thousands of ...

Shop the fruit aisle with confidence and make the most out of your batch of berries by learning about these common myths you ...

Researchers have created a new way to reconstruct the evolutionary history of complex plant genomes by analyzing genetic traces left by transposable elements. The technique revealed that modern ...

Polyploidy, also known as whole genome duplication, is a major evolutionary force in plants, driving diversification and the generation of novel phenotypic variation, including superior abiotic and ...

Learn why properly cleaning strawberries matters for sanitation and how simple soaking methods can help remove residue. These easy tips make your produce safer and fresher to enjoy. #Strawberries ...

Plant genomes often contain hidden records of ancient evolutionary events, but interpreting those records becomes difficult when the species that contributed to them have vanished. By examining subtle ...

WATSONVILLE — As Bill Turechek, the vice president of research for the California Strawberry Commission noted at the University of California Cooperative Extension’s annual Strawberry Production ...

A spy, a smuggling and a twist of fate—here's the juicy story behind the strawberry Even after the weather turns cold, you can still remember the sweet taste of a ripe, ruby-red June strawberry. But ...

The strawberries we eat are the work of a spy. In 1712 French King Louis XIV sent Amédée-François Frézier, an officer in the French Army Intelligence Corps, to Chile and Peru, both colonies of ...

The University of Florida will now host the USDA-funded Breeding Insight program. Breeding Insight uses AI and advanced computing to accelerate the development of new crops and animal breeds. UF was ...