Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Fernandez Lab
Led by Douglas Fernandez · Plant Sciences(unverified)
What we study
Recent student projects in this lab have studied crop wild relatives, using computer models to predict where 12 wild tomato species can grow now and under future climate scenarios, to identify climate-ready traits.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Plants
- Coding required
- Project
- 1
Current projects
Modeling Tomato Wild Relatives Distributions to Uncover Climate-Ready Traits
The lab uses computer models to predict where 12 wild tomato species can grow now and under future climate scenarios (2041‑2060 and 2081‑2100) using several climate models and pathways. The student gathered location records, combined them with soil and climate data, built the models, and identified species that may thrive as the climate changes.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 226
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
How to reach out
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