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Indigo from Indigofera spp.: Historical and Cultural Overview

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


Release Date: 3/19/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ep642-2024

Agriculture

Abstract

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.

About this Publication

This document is ENH1378, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

© 2024 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

About the Authors

Pamela Moon, biological scientist III; Yuncong Li, professor; Geoffrey Meru, associate professor, Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center; Wagner Vendrame, professor and assistant chair, Department of Environmental Horticulture; Terence Molnar, director of plant breeding, Stony Creek Colors; and Xingbo Wu, assistant professor, Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Moon, P., Li, Y., Meru, G., Vendrame, W., Molnar, T., & Wu, X. (2024). Indigo from Indigofera spp.: Historical and Cultural Overview. EDIS, 2024(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep642-2024

Authors

Pamela Moon
Pamela Moon
staff
University of Florida

biological scientist III, M.S., tissue culture/biotechnology program, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

Yuncong Li
Yuncong Li
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, soil and water quality, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

Geoffrey Meru
Geoffrey Meru
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, vegetable breeding, genetics and genomics, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center

Wagner Vendrame
Wagner Vendrame
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, ornamental horticulture and plant tissue culture, and assistant chair, UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Terence Molnar
Terence Molnar

director of plant breeding, Stony Creek Colors

Xingbo Wu
Xingbo Wu
Specialist
University of Florida

assistant professor, ornamental breeding, genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

Publication #ENH1378

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