Congratulations to Kranthi Varala and Celina Gomez for receiving 2023 AgSEED grants. Kranthi Varala’s project is “Improving oil content and composition of Camelina seeds through overexpressing novel regulators of lipid biosynthesis.” Wenjing Guan and Petrus Langenhoven are co-PI’s for this project. Celina Gomez’s project is “Using a Citizen Science Approach to Strengthen Research and Extension[Read More…]
Celina Gómez and co-authors recently published a new paper in HortTechnology entitled “Effect of Container Volume and Planting Density on Ginger and Turmeric Growth and Yield,” now available online. Retana-Cordero, M., Flores, S. J., Fisher, P. R., Freyre, R., & Gómez, C. (2022). Effect of Container Volume and Planting Density on Ginger and Turmeric Growth[Read More…]
Celina’s research and teaching efforts focus on the production of high-value plants in controlled environments. Before joining the faculty in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, she served as Assistant Professor in Controlled Environment Horticulture at the University of Florida. She is originally from Costa Rica but grew up in Guatemala and lived in[Read More…]