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Kevin M. Folta

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Kevin M. Folta

Orcid ID0000-0002-3836-2213

Specialist

professor of plant physiology and molecular biology, UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL

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Publications

thumbnail for publication: Jujube as a Florida Fruit Crop

Jujube as a Florida Fruit Crop

Kevin M. Folta, Dustin Huff, and Ali Sarkhosh

Despite being cultivated in China for millennia, the Chinese jujube is mostly unknown to Western consumers. The fruits are borne from vigorous trees that are tolerant to drought and other stresses, as well as disease. A number of cultivars have been demonstrated to produce in Florida. This publication is a review of jujube genetics and management as this crop gains favor among growers on small farms and home growers.

thumbnail for publication: Low-Chill Apple Cultivars for North Florida and North Central Florida

Low-Chill Apple Cultivars for North Florida and North Central Florida

Peter C. Andersen, Muhammad A. Shahid, andKevin M. Folta

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet.

thumbnail for publication: Growing Feijoa Fruit in Florida

Growing Feijoa Fruit in Florida

Kevin M. Folta, Dustin Huff, andAli Sarkhosh

Feijoa is often found in central and north Florida landscapes as a durable and cold-hardy plant for hedges and foundation plantings, and as a dooryard fruit. Its value as a potentially heavy producer of flavorful fruits (and flavorful flowers) is frequently overlooked due to issues in pollination and limited genetic improvement. This new 5-page publication of the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department describes the opportunity and limitations of feijoa as a horticultural crop.

thumbnail for publication: CRISPR Gene Editing in Strawberry

CRISPR Gene Editing in Strawberry

Seonghee Lee, Cheol-Min Yoo, Antt Htet Wai, Kevin M. Folta, andVance M. Whitaker

Because cultivated strawberries are genetically complex, conventional breeding of strawberry can be difficult. Therefore, gene editing can be useful when developing strawberry varieties. This 3-page document discusses CRISPR gene editing in strawberry.