JuanBreeding 🫐 🌱🧬

The farmers the reason, plant breeding my passion. PhD student at @UFPlantbreeding @BBerryBreeding working on improving the texture of blueberries.

[JuanBreeding 🫐 🌱🧬 @JuanBreeding]

Be yourself, but don't be the same.

[JuanBreeding 🫐 🌱🧬 @JuanBreeding]

Attending the 2025 @NAPlantBreeders in Kona, Hawaii was a truly rewarding experience. Grateful to the organizers and participants for creating an environment where both science and culture were meaningfully integrated.
#PlantBreeding #ProfessionalDevelopment #ScientificCommunity

[JuanBreeding 🫐 🌱🧬 @JuanBreeding]

Today, I taught ESOL 1st graders at Twin Lakes about plant-animal interactions in English and Spanish. 🌿🐝 Seeing their eyes light up as they discovered nature gave me so much hope for the future! 💚 #FutureStewards #NatureEducation

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Excited to have shared my research on improving blueberry fruit texture at the UF Plant Science Council (PSC) Symposium! The event provided invaluable opportunities for networking, learning, and being inspired by the brilliant minds in plant science. #UFPlantScience #Blueberry

[JuanBreeding 🫐 🌱🧬 @JuanBreeding]

@ForageBreeding Mil mil felicidades. Que el amor siga creciendo siempre ❤️

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@yekeenusman8 You should buy the book. Support the author.

[JuanBreeding 🫐 🌱🧬 @JuanBreeding]

Bernardo could not have said it better. Plant breeding is one of the most enriching ways of serving humanity. That is why one day I decided to invest my life in this path to become a plant breeder. #plantbreeding #farmers #loveforthesociety

[JuanBreeding 🫐 🌱🧬 @JuanBreeding]

Tasted the future of citrus at the UF IFAS Citrus Variety Display! 🍊 Dr. Chaparro’s team is accelerating citrus breeding by using early-flowering Eremocitrus with HLB resistance while maintaining amazing fruit quality. #UFIFAS #AgInnovation

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If you are in plant breeding, you need to check out #CHiDO! This no-code tool makes genomic prediction so much easier. Perfect for students and pros alike to tackle climate challenges head-on. #Genomics #AgTech #AI #PlantBreeding

[DiegoJarquin @Jarquin_GxE]

Finally, CHiDO's manuscript is out. Thanks Francisco Gonzalez and Julian Garcia Abadillo Velasco for leading the team efforts. Keep an eye out for upcoming updates. https://t.co/qYWuDOB9mn

[JuanBreeding 🫐 🌱🧬 @JuanBreeding]

Exciting news from North Central Florida! Successfully grew yellow and purple passion fruits (P. edulis flavicarpa & P. edulis). Growing these high-value crops despite winter chill shows potential for premium earnings for Florida farmers. 🍈💰 #PassionFruit #AgInnovation

[JuanBreeding 🫐 🌱🧬 @JuanBreeding]

Pruning blueberry plants in our QTL mapping population, all focused on studying fruit texture🫐. Every cut brings us closer to improving that perfect crunch! Special thanks to @MartinZapien6 from Nunez-lab #PlantBreeding #QTLMapping #BlueberryTexture #AgResearch

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@rickaccu Thank you hermano.

[JuanBreeding 🫐 🌱🧬 @JuanBreeding]

Honored and deeply moved to be awarded the William C. and Bertha M. Cornett @UFCALS Scholarship. Grateful for the opportunity to continue pursuing my passion in plant breeding, where every step forward is build on hard work and trusting the process. 🌱 #Thankful #CALS

[UF/IFAS-PlantBreeding @UFPlantbreeding]

Here's Manuel Gastelbondo talking about what he's doing with Vanilla 😎

[JuanBreeding 🫐 🌱🧬 @JuanBreeding]

I had a great time in the 2024 UF Plant Breeding Retreat. @UFPlantbreeding It is very gratifying to have the chance to share with colleagues and professors from different working on different crops and breeding tools and methods.

[JuanBreeding 🫐 🌱🧬 @JuanBreeding]

I am having an amazing time in the 2nd #MultiOmic Integration for AI Genomic Prediction Breeding Under Different Approaches: Past, Present and Future Short Course. Engaging lectures, hands-on sessions, and a lot of fun. #MOIAI @UF_IFAS @UFIFASAgronomy

[Agronomy at UF @UFIFASAgronomy]

🔥 2nd hashtag#MultiOmic Integration for AI Genomic Prediction Breeding Under Different Approaches: Past, Present and Future Short Course is in full swing at University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences's #StraughnCenter.

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@UFRootBioLab @UF @UF_IFAS @ufhorticulture Congratulations👏👏👏 well done!

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Gator bear!!!

[Lee Mee Alone @Free_Fla]

Something you don't see every day... a bear on the UF campus. Probably got treed by a gator.
#UF #gators

[Agronomy at UF @UFIFASAgronomy]

📣June 14th is the last day to register at the early bird rate for the 2nd Multi-Omic Integration for AI Genomic Prediction Breeding Short Course. This course will take place July 15-18 at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences #StraughnCenter.

[JuanBreeding 🫐 🌱🧬 @JuanBreeding]

Passiflora Incarnata(Maypop). Excellent flavor, nematode resistant, and cold-hardy. This species that I found in the wild in Florida is an excellent candidate for developing passion fruit that can grow in subtropical regions with high productivity. Thanks @HanniHassan

[JuanBreeding 🫐 🌱🧬 @JuanBreeding]

Inspiring week at the UF Crop Transformation Center Summit thanks to Dr. Messina! Collaborated with academics, stakeholders, and students on gene editing solutions. Excited about transgenic citrus plants to fight HLB. #AgInnovation #UF #CropTransformation @UF_IFAS @UFCALS