Sarah Benevenute

Lecturer in Horticulture @UMNCrookston | PhD & MSc @UF in @UFHortSci | BSc @UFV – Brazil

[University of Minnesota @UMNews]

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

[Sarah Benevenute @ssbenevenute]

Finalizing our vegetable module in Intro to Horticulture!
Students tasted, identified, and classified different fruits/vegetables and designed resilient Zone 3 garden plans.
Such a great way to blend science with real world planning!

[Daryl Ritchison @DarylRitchison]

The @NDAWNmesonet Maxbass station, one of the newer stations in the network, put on one of the better #aurora shows last night. #northernlights

[Student Affairs @OSA_UMN]

Today we honor the veterans in our community. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.🤍🇺🇸

[Sarah Benevenute @ssbenevenute]

Fresh off the press! I’m excited to share that another chapter of my dissertation has been published. You can read the paper here: https://t.co/BSEhnLVOoC

[Sarah Benevenute @ssbenevenute]

Can you schedule a crop? My Commercial Fall Crops students can! 💪🏼
They’ve been mastering crop scheduling, planning timing, growth, and management all the way to market week. And what better crop to learn with than poinsettias!

These greenhouses have never looked prettier! ❤️

[Sarah Benevenute @ssbenevenute]

Hands-on learning in action! My Intro to Horticulture students explored apple diversity today learning about varieties, sensory traits, and the apple industry in Minnesota. A fun (and delicious!) way to connect science with local agriculture. 🍏 #Horticulture #UMNCrookston #UMN

[Sarah Benevenute @ssbenevenute]

So proud of my amazing @UMNCrookston horticulture students!

They won 1st place overall at the Mid-America Collegiate Horticultural Society (MACHS) 2025 competition!

Thanks @UWRiverFalls for hosting such an amazing event! Excited for MACHS 2026 at @IowaStateU!

[ASHS @ASHS_Hort]

Stomata are pores on the leaf epidermis that control gas exchange between leaves and the atmosphere. Stomata morphology differs significantly among different blueberry genotypes.

#JASHS https://t.co/G3uEQTaFcI
@UF_IFAS

[UF Blueberry Extension @blueberry_fl]

Blueberries are a fun and rewarding plant to grow in your home garden! Proper fertilization ensures healthy growth and supports abundant berry production. Credits: @legoldsby and @GNunezUF

[TAMU Horticultural Crop Physiology Lab 🍇🍊🍑🫒 @TAMUHortPhysLab]

Another great Lab tailgate party is in the books!
It is great to be a Florida Gator 🐊 thank y’all for coming! 🟠🔵 #gogators #ufhomecoming

[Sarah Benevenute @ssbenevenute]

It was great to meet with @PPSystem at the #ASHS20223 and discuss about the important research we are doing using the #CIRAS!

[Sarah Benevenute @ssbenevenute]

It is almost harvest time for our blueberry fields in the Nunez lab! 🫐 Are you ready for some more of Florida grown blueberries?

[UF IFAS @UF_IFAS]

@EvergladesREC has a rich history of helping growers remain competitive and profitable.

That legacy is carried on by researchers like German Sandoya. The Belle Glade-based @UFPlantbreeding expert is working to develop cultivars for Florida's shrinking #lettuce industry.

[Lauren Goldsby @legoldsby]

Excited to share the final prototype for our root observation window, which will be used to observe & analyze blueberry roots right in the field! The removable acrylic window allows for sampling of roots without excising them from the plant. @GNunezUF

[Sarah Benevenute @ssbenevenute]

First time looking at a blueberry bud through a CT-scan. I’m looking forward to sharing our research and more CT images in a upcoming publication! @DrScanley @GNunezUF

[Gerardo Nunez @GNunezUF]

We are looking to recruit a new team member to help us manage and harvest our 🫐 fields. More details in: https://t.co/KLizznY2mZ
Please RT

[Gerardo Nunez @GNunezUF]

@ssbenevenute has continued to rock her 🫐 reproductive biology research. She recently planted the first blueberry field that will be managed for fall production in FL. This project is supported by an @FDACS grant

[Martin Zapien @MartinZapien6]

This is how we started our summer… with a new blueberry field that has a lot of interesting projects to provide answers to Florida blueberry growers #FloridaAg

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

The ultimate test of success is not whether you're proud of what you've achieved. It's whether you're proud of who you've become.

Accomplishments highlight your skills. Relationships reveal your values.

If excellence is what you do, character is what you do for others.