Geoffrey Meru
0000-0002-3021-7660

Specialist

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Publications

Indigo from Indigofera spp.: Historical and Cultural Overview

Pamela Moon, Yuncong Li, Geoffrey Meru, Wagner Vendrame, Terence Molnar, and Xingbo Wu

This EDIS publication is to introduce indigo as a new economic crop in south Florida. It highlights the historical and cultural background, including identification and distribution, uses, and history of indigo. The information included in this publication could be of interest to researchers, students, extension agents, growers, the dye industry, and the public.

Producción de flores comestibles en la Florida

Caroline de Favari Tardivo, Geoffrey Meru, Monique Scoggin, Carlos F. Balerdi, Laura Vasquez y Teresa Olczyk

Las flores comestibles son una categoría emergente de productos comestibles. Los chefs contemporáneos tienen un interés renovado en flores comestibles y los nuevos libros sobre cocina, junto con artículos populares en los Estados Unidos (EE. UU.) destacan este interés. Se enumeran los usos medicinales herbales comunes, los colores, las variedades y las fuentes de semillas.

Beneficios para la salud de la semilla y perfil nutricional de 35 cultivares de calabaza

Geoffrey Meru, Yuqing Fu, Dayana Leyva, Paul Sarnoski, Yavuz Yagiz, Monique Scoggin, Carlos F. Balerdi, Laura Vasquez y Teresa Olczyk

La semilla de calabaza (Cucurbita pepo L.) es alta en aceite, proteína, y ácidos grasos no saturados (AENS), y es una importante fuente de nutrición y ganancias a nivel global. Este artículo provee información a potenciales consumidores sobre el perfil nutricional y los beneficios a la salud de cultivares seleccionados de semillas de calabaza.

Harvest and Handling of Calabaza (Tropical Pumpkin)

Megan E. Kinsman, Amy Simonne, Carlene A. Chase, Geoffrey Meru, Steven Sargent, yAndrew J. MacIntosh

This publication highlights best harvest, handling, and storage practices to serve growers interested in producing calabaza based on a review of preexisting and pertinent literature. This guidance also draws upon published information on closely related winter squash varieties, like butternut squash, due to the limited available literature on calabaza. The intended audiences of this publication are growers interested in incorporating calabaza into their rotation of crops, Extension agents charged with guiding growers on the harvesting and handling of calabaza crops, and anyone who is interested in ethnic vegetable production.

Florida Plant Disease Management Guide: Beans

Shouan Zhang, Geoffrey Meru, Aaron J. Palmateer, yKenneth L. Pernezny

This fact sheet summarizes specific common diseases of beans, briefly describing symptoms and cultural controls. This edition is an update and revision with Geoffrey Meru as an added co-author.