Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Grosser Lab
Led by Jude Grosser · Horticultural Sciences
What we study
The Grosser Lab studies citrus variety improvement, focusing on somatic hybridization and rootstock development to solve Florida's citrus production challenges. They create new hybrids with traits like disease resistance and seedlessness, testing them in field trials.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Fieldwork
- Plants
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Somatic Hybridization Program
Creating new citrus hybrids with improved traits like disease resistance and seedlessness.
Tetraploid Rootstock Breeding
Developing rootstocks with better soil adaptation and disease resistance.
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Cytoplasmic Male Sterility (CMS) Transfer
Making seedless citrus by transferring CMS from Satsuma to other cultivars.
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Recent papers, explained
- Early Performance of New Grapefruit and Grapefruit- like Cultivars on Commercial Rootstocks under Huanglongbing Conditions in the Indian River District
2026 · Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society
Compares new grapefruit cultivars and rootstocks for growth and HLB tolerance in Florida.
- Postharvest Performance of Mandarin UF ‘411’
2026 · Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society
Evaluates postharvest performance of mandarin UF '411' for quality and decay resistance.
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- Chlorophyll fluorescence signatures reveal freezing tolerance differences among new Citrus scions
2026 · Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology
- Controlled-release fertilizer programs differentially affect leaf nutrition and nutrient factor productivity in mature HLB-affected ‘Valencia’ sweet orange trees in Florida
2026 · Frontiers in Plant Science
Tests controlled-release fertilizers to improve leaf nutrition and productivity in HLB-affected citrus trees.
- Insights into the Huanglongbing defense responses in the Australasian citrus species
2026 · The Plant Genome
Analyzes genetic diversity in citrus accessions to identify disease-resistant traits for breeding programs.
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