Behind every fresh head of lettuce and pepper on your plate, there’s a team of scientists working tirelessly to protect crops ...

New pests are emerging as serious threats to vegetable crops, requiring growers to adapt their pest management strategies.

Sweet corn is one of the few crops for which insect pests drive most of the pest management program. A number of caterpillar pests attack sweet corn, infesting ears and rendering the ear and the whole ...

robbing corn of its full yield potential. Researchers at the University of Florida have engineered a plant that can handle the stress of that nighttime heat and produce dramatically increased yields.

More research is needed before plant breeders could be expected to try developing flavonoid-producing corn lines that also ...

New research shows how two notorious pests, western and northern corn rootworms, survive cold winters and return the following year to wreak havoc on corn yields. The study is published in Current ...

Florida Brilliance and Sweet Sensation, that show resistance to chilli thrips. Chilli thrips are a significant pest affecting various crops, including strawberries, and can cause substantial ...

The University of Florida recently held a tour of Miami-Dade County nurseries to highlight the need for long-term, ...