By Frank Giles Faculty and staff of the Hastings Agricultural Extension Center were excited to host growers in-person for its 2022 spring field day in April. The event has been on hiatus the past two years due to COVID-19. Much of the tour focused on potato production, which is a significant crop in the Tri-County region of Florida. Stops focused …
UF/IFAS Researchers Creating an ‘Artificial Intelligence Connoisseur’
A computer may not be able to taste a tomato or blueberry, but it can tell University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural (UF/IFAS) scientists which volatiles in those fruits make them taste good. UF/IFAS breeder and geneticist Marcio Resende wants to create what he calls an “Artificial Intelligence Connoisseur,” a model that tells researchers which chemical compounds produce …