Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Alfred's Lab
Led by Heqiang Huo · Horticultural Sciences
What we study
Alfred's Lab studies ornamental and specialty crops like lettuce, tomato, and petunia using genetics, genomics, and biotechnology to improve their traits and adapt to environmental stresses like drought and salinity.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Computational
- Plants
- Coding helps
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- CRISPR/Cas9-mediated DFR disruption suggests coordinated changes in flavonoid flux and development in Petunia × hybrida
2026 · Plant Cell Reports
Uses gene editing to study how flowers change color in petunias.
- Enhanced in vitro regeneration of African and French marigolds through indirect organogenesis
2026 · In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant
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- An Indirect Organogenesis-Based Citrus Transformation System Monitored Using Visible Reporter Markers
2026 · Plants
Tests a new way to change citrus genes using visible markers.
- The miR319–LsTCP4 module regulates de novo shoot regeneration in lettuce
2026 · Plant Cell Reports
- Culture Media for Woody Plant Tissue Culture: From Classical Formulations to Rational Optimization
2026 · Plants
Reviews how scientists grow woody plants in labs using special media.
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How to reach out
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