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Disease resistant grapes could be boon for Florida's viticulture
The first crop at UF/IFAS’s Plant Science Research and Education Unit in Citra, Florida, of Pierce’s disease-resistant grapes showed no signs of disease. The grape variety was developed by the ...
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SAVING THE ABORIGINAL PRICKLY APPLE CACTUS, CAPE SABLE THOROUGHWORT AND FLORIDA SEMAPHORE CACTUS
The main threat all three plants face, living in Florida? Sea-level rise, which — due to climate change melting the planet's ice caps and warming oceanic waters — will soon flood the peninsula they ...
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Sea turtles, a Florida conservation success story, face a new threat
Later in the season, Hurricanes Helene and Milton made landfall in Florida within 13 ... see a beach go from dunes with sea oats and sea grapes and other dune plants to just a flat piece of ...