UF student seeks to eliminate costly runners from strawberry plants

WIMAUMA, Fla. — Researchers want to help Florida farmers grow more strawberries. A University of Florida student has based her graduate studies on boosting production, while keeping costs down.

Surrounded by plants, Kaitlyn Vondracek has been immersed in learning about strawberry production.

She’s a doctoral student at the University of Florida. She is basing her research on strawberries, specifically how they grow…

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