Agriculture
Plantain and banana micropropagation project goes to MIT
A plantain and banana seeds micropropagation project, developed by students at the Interamerican University in Barranquitas,…
Agricultural genetics: A science tool to explore in Puerto Rico’s new age of agriculture
For around 10,000 years since the origin of agriculture in the Neolithic, modern humans had been using artificial selection for…
Puerto Rico Research & Innovation Meet-Ups: share, learn, and improve our local ecosystem
Puerto Rico Research & Innovation Meet-Ups: share, learn, and improve our local ecosystem By: Ernesto Cruz & Ricardo…
Puerto Rican agricultor shares strategies to adapt to climate change in new video
The USDA Caribbean Climate Hub has released a new video about resilient agriculture in the face of clinate change. For more…
Job: Research Assistant in Sustainable Agriculture and Grassland Conservation
Fall-Winter Research Assistant: Sustainable Agriculture and GrasslandConservationJob Description: The USDA, …
Mediterranean fruit fly detected in Cabo Rojo
The Department of Agriculture announced that the Mediterranean fruit fly, one of the most damaging agricultural pests, has…
38th Five Days with Our Land Fair
For the 38th consecutive year, the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez will host the Five Days with Our Land Fair. The…
Tomatoes from Santa Isabel's farms to your table
Most tomatoes consumed in Puerto Rico between the months of January and April are grown in the Gargiulo Farm in Santa Isabel.…
UPR Mayagüez strengthens agricultural research ties with Dominican Republic
A recent visit from faculty at the Santo Domingo Autonomous University visited the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez hopes to…
Exploring the establishment of agrobusiness agreements between Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic
The Presidentof the Puerto Rico Agricultors Association, Héctor Iván Cordero, informed that he will meet with the president of…
Fotocatálisis como aliado de purificación - ultravioleta
Primeramente fotocatálisis es la aceleración de una fotorreacción por la presencia de un catalizador o sea un proceso que…