The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is the new home for Breeding Insight, a federally funded program supporting public plant breeding efforts.
Breeding Insight, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service, supports public breeding efforts via more than 61 programs at the USDA as well as university-based programs across the country.
Scientists at Breeding Insight use advanced prediction methods to dramatically accelerate the development of new pest- and disease-free crops that are more robust and nutritious. The prediction methods include high-performance computing, artificial intelligence and custom software applications. The scientists also bring expertise to ornamental crops that support healthy ecosystems as well as animal breeding programs…