Dr. Cheryl Dalid UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program Dr. Vance M. Whitaker Love the white ones , managed to find Florida Pearl in the uk :)

FLORIDA IS BACK IN THE SWEET 16 🔥 The Gators battle back to defeat (8) UConn 77-75 in a THRILLER 🐊 #MarchMadness

Happy to share our paper where we integrated digital, field, and DNA data and demonstrated that biomass traits are genetically controlled and can be predicted in future breeding populations with the use of DNA markers. ⬇️ UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program Dr. Vance M. Whitaker acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE.

NATTY CHAMPS 😤😤😤🤯

It’s officially our MASS season🌱🍓 ! We’ve started transplanting our seedlings in preparation for several batches of DNA extraction, PCR, marker scoring and selection! This is a joint effort of the Whitaker Dr. Vance M. Whitaker UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program and Lee Seonghee Lee labs at UF Gulf Coast REC

If you are a grad student and interested in the topic, please join us!

The Florida #Brilliance strawberry variety its known for its outstanding fruit quality. Its bright, medium red color, uniform conical shape and the attractive, glossy finish characterize the Florida Brilliance fruit

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This was a great collaboration led by Andrew D Hanson Lab . And strawberries get a shout out!

More than a landmark. Century Tower was built in memory of students and alumni who died in service. This Memorial Day and every day, we remember and honor them. 🇺🇲

Ditch the misconceptions—whether conventionally or organically grown, produce is safe to eat. 🍎💚 We believe in facts, not fears, and back it up with credible research like our Pesticide Residue Calculator. See the science for yourself ➡️ bit.ly/2UMcTOJ

This is an underreported ongoing tragedy

UF/IFAS Strawberry Breeding Program Dr. Anuj Sharma Sophie Schmidt joins the Dr. Vance M. Whitaker Lab, focusing on strawberry breeding and genetics!

Our best flavored variety to date!

Our second seminar speaker this semester is Dr. Diego Jarquin, who will present his seminar "Multi-omic integration in predictive breeding: Hopes and obstacles" on October 10 at 9 AM CT. Join us in-person or via Zoom! Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.

Good work Ronald Tapia !

Pretty neat! We finally got a long-term primate GMO study. This went over seven years, involved two generations of macaques, and found no effects. GMO food still looks safe in every animal it's rigorously tested in.

Everything can be toxic - even water. It’s not what something is that matters. It’s how much you’re exposed to.

The University of Florida ranks #1 against 100 of the top universities in the nation, reported by The Wall Street Journal news.ufl.edu/2025/10/wsj-ed…