“This collaboration will advance tropical fruit production in Australia, the US, and beyond”
Fresh Passionfruit
Vanilla
Australia
United States
Published May 6, 2021
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The highly coveted vanilla spice, along with mangoes and passionfruit are at the root of a collaborative agreement between two entities that are continents apart. UF’s Board of Trustees, on behalf of the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead have signed an agreement with the Northern Territory of Australia that allows for the exchange of UF/IFAS scientists, faculty and students, as well as the sharing of technological knowledge, development of research projects.
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The initiative’s objective is to let researchers study and discuss vanilla, passionfruit, and mangoes so they can identify shared strategic interests on the sustainable development of the fruits and crops. The MOU is in effect until July 2, 2022, when the agreement expires. Vanilla bean pod cultivars courtesy Alan Chambers at UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center. “We are excited by the new opportunities that will come out of this partnership,” said Alan Chambers, a plant geneticist at UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center vanilla research site. “We share many of the same challenges around tropical fruit production and expect to create synergy leading to benefit researchers, growers, and consumers.” The agreement sets the stage for four components: “This collaboration will help advance tropical fruit production in Australia, the United States, and beyond,” said Chambers. “This includes research from horticulture to plant breeding.” Photo courtesy of Alan ...
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