Category: News
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Cantaloupe project aimed at finding variety less susceptible to bacteria
Since the early 1990s, numerous nationwide outbreaks of salmonella have been linked to fresh, whole cantaloupes. Several scientists from Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina and Texas are conducting cantaloupe research with the goal of producing a quality melon with a different rind netting. By Clint Thompson for CAES News University of Georgia scientists are assisting in…
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UA researcher part of team effort to remove icky germs from produce
By Mikayla Mace Arizona Daily Star Sadhana Ravishankar, left, looks at biofilms displayed by Aishwarya Rao, a research analyst, at the University of Arizona. Ravishankar’s team recently received a grant to continue their research in food safety. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star UA researcher Sadhana Ravishankar has been working for more than a decade…
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Improving U.S. Melon Crop Focus Of $4.4 million Study At Texas A&M AgriLife Research
https://today.tamu.edu/2017/09/08/improving-u-s-melon-crop-focus-of-4-4-million-study-at-texas-am-agrilife-research/#lightbox/0/ Save By Kathleen Phillips, Texas A&M University AgriLife More than $4.4 million is being funded to discover ways to improve the U.S. melon industry through a grant to scientists with Texas A&M AgriLife Research and in seven other states. The monies, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, were…
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Texas A&M conducts cantaloupe, honeydew research
To understand changes in the melon industry — cantaloupe, honeydew and other varieties, but not watermelon — Texas A&M University is conducting a survey to gather information about all aspects of the industry. The goal is to establish the needs and perceptions of melon stakeholders — consumers, producers and retailers, according to Bhimu Patil, director…
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2017’s Fattest States in America
https://wallethub.com/edu/fattest-states/16585/#bhimanagouda-s-patil “Fat” is becoming the new normal in America. According to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than seven in 10 U.S. adults aged 20 and older are either overweight or obese. Rates are lower for children and adolescents but have risen steadily almost every year. So prevalent…
