Bala Rathinasabapathi

Professor, Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A. Views my own.

[Bala Rathinasabapathi @DrSaba]

@ruchii77 Many. Some were grown at work.

[Bala Rathinasabapathi @DrSaba]

There’s something about #tomatoes, everyone loves them! #horticulture #food

[UF IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department @ufhorticulture]

Vitamin A deficiency affects 345M people worldwide.

New research in @PlantPhys from Drs. Jingwe Fu, Denise Tieman and Bala Rathinasabapathi report a vitamin A–enhanced tomato with larger fruit, higher yields, and improved flavor.

🔗https://t.co/SNxqXjUpoW

[Bala Rathinasabapathi @DrSaba]

Interestingly they numb your taste buds temporarily leading to a unique flavor profile when mixed with other spices.

[onionweigher 🧅⚖️ @onionweigher]

@WIGGYWAMWAM The Zanthoxylum are a genus in the Rutaceae (citrus family), not closely related to black pepper. If you look at them closely they look like tiny oranges

[Catalin Voiniciuc @cvoiniciuc]

With deep sadness, we announce the passing of Dr. Andrew Hanson @ADHansonLab, C.V. Griffin Sr. Eminent Scholar in @ufhorticulture @UF_IFAS. To participate in a video montage honoring Dr. Hanson, please share a message by Sept 9: https://t.co/JtVMPA7gEd

[Bala Rathinasabapathi @DrSaba]

Recently we have celebrated blueberry breeder Dr Paul Lyrene and his presentation on crop domestication was thought-provoking.

[UF/IFAS @UF_IFAS]

The @ufhorticulture Blueberry Breeding Building now bears the name Paul Lyrene! Listen to his @UF and industry colleagues describe this @ufplantbreeding legend ⤵️

[Bala Rathinasabapathi @DrSaba]

New #mushrooms pop up after every July rain in #Florida. #life #fungi

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It’s a joy to find something that you haven’t recognized in the native vegetation for a few years. Looks like Clematis. #Floriida #Nature

[Bala Rathinasabapathi @DrSaba]

The best of North Central #Florida #Nature is in pockets of wild vegetation left untouched in urban and rural neighborhoods!

[Bala Rathinasabapathi @DrSaba]

#Dandelion #field Many times unkept yard is truly beautiful! #Nature #Asteraceae

[Bala Rathinasabapathi @DrSaba]

#MorningGlory - several weeds in the Morning Glory family are true to their names. Sweet potato is an important #vegetable in this family

[Bala Rathinasabapathi @DrSaba]

#Florida #Nature #PaynesPrairie

[Bala Rathinasabapathi @DrSaba]

Nature’s #music

[𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚ᶜʳᶠ  🥂 @Lauraxs15]

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[Bala Rathinasabapathi @DrSaba]

Rosary peas flower this time of the year in central #Florida. A bewitchingly beautiful but toxic vine of the bean family.

[Bala Rathinasabapathi @DrSaba]

#Summer#grape Is there an argument to be made to use wild Vitis germplasm in Eastern North America in improving grapes? #pllants

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

In a new Science study, researchers estimate that as many as 1.4 billion people live in areas with soil dangerously polluted by heavy metals like arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, nickel, and lead.

The results reveal a global risk, but also a previously unrecognized high-risk, metal-enriched zone in low-latitude Eurasia. https://t.co/fnNpScWkVZ

[Bala Rathinasabapathi @DrSaba]

Happy #Easter! Happy #Spring!

[Bala Rathinasabapathi @DrSaba]

Tomatoes are versatile! US farms produce about 1/3rd of what we consume; another 1/3 frm Mexico ,1/3 frm Canada & the rest frm elsewhere. Production combined with postharvest tech ensures red tomatoes are there everytime you walk into a store! #food #stories

[Bala Rathinasabapathi @DrSaba]

@manishbhanjbp No. New classroom blg behind Fif hall

[Bala Rathinasabapathi @DrSaba]

⁦@UFPlantbreeding⁩ ⁦@UfLettuce⁩ Thanks to Dr German Sandoya for an excellent overview on Lettuce breeding at the Vegetable Breeding course! Apr 1, 2025