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Holiday light technology could be the secret to growing better crops
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- It’s the time of year when festive lights outline rooftops and driveways, but University of Florida researchers have a different reason to celebrate the same technology that’s becoming popular Yule-time décor -- better-growing crops.
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12.17.2008 |
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Carl Beeman receives E.T. York Distinguished Service Award
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Carl Beeman, former chairman of the University of Florida’s Department of Agricultural Education and Communications, has received the E.T. York Distinguished Service Award, to honor his contributions to the people of Florida through UF agriculture and natural resources programs.
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Released:
12.10.2008 |
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UF researcher helps test next generation plug-in hybrid car technology
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Fluctuating gas prices and environmental concerns are leading many to electric-powered cars, and a new University of Florida partnership hopes to find out if it’s really a cleaner, cheaper and more reliable choice.
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12.09.2008 |
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UF releases new bahiagrass cultivar with celebration honoring forage pioneer Edwin Hall Finlayson, longtime agriculture supporter Rep. Allen Boyd
GAINESVILLE, Fla.---Southeastern cattle production may have just entered a new era, thanks to University of Florida researchers who’ve developed a bahiagrass that withstands cold temperatures better than other varieties and produces forage longer, saving money for ranchers and dairy farmers.
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12.05.2008 |
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Evolution causes bad-tasting butterflies to share appearance and habitat, UF study shows
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Competition for resources can cause animal species in an ecological community to evolve away from each other, becoming less similar—but University of Florida research shows that sometimes mutual benefit causes just the opposite.
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12.04.2008 |
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