Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Gunter Lab
Led by Christopher Gunter · Horticultural Sciences
What we study
The Gunter Lab focuses on sustainable agriculture, using precision agriculture, biotechnology, and data-driven methods to improve crop productivity and resource efficiency while minimizing environmental impact.
What working here is like
- Plants
- Papers
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Recent papers, explained
- Food Rx: Integrating horticulture research to improve nutrition and health
2025 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Argues that horticulture research can help fight diabetes by improving fruit and vegetable production.
- Southern Region Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training: Using Pre- and Post-Training Knowledge Assessments to Understand Training Effectiveness
2024 · Journal of Food Protection
Checks if food safety training for produce farmers in the South improves their knowledge.
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- Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels Will Drive Repositioning of Horticulture
2024 · HortScience
Predicts how shifting away from fossil fuels will change energy use in specialty crop farming.
- Implementation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in school and community gardens
2022 · Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Creates food safety guidelines for school and community gardens to reduce risks.
- Cell Wall Polysaccharide Composition of Grafted ‘Liberty’ Watermelon With Reduced Incidence of Hollow Heart Defect
2021 · Frontiers in Plant Science
Finds that grafting watermelon reduces hollow heart defects by changing cell wall structure.
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