Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Meru Lab
Led by Geoffrey Meru · Horticultural Sciences
What we study
The Meru Lab studies how to improve tropical and subtropical vegetable crops by developing stress-resistant varieties using genetics and breeding. They use traditional and modern methods to understand and enhance crop traits.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Plants
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Genomics-enabled Breeding in Squash: Progress Toward High-throughput Application
2026 · Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society
- Marker Assisted Back-crossing for Rapid Introgression of ZYMV and PRSV Resistance in Squash
2026 · Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society
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- Advances in gene editing for legume improvement: technologies, progress, and prospects
2026 · Frontiers in Genome Editing
Reviews gene-editing tools for improving legume crops.
- Response of tomato and squash genotypes to salinity stress at the vegetative stage under controlled greenhouse conditions
2026 · Discover Plants.
Compares tomato and squash plants' growth under different salt levels.
- Effects of Salinity on Bacterial Spot Disease, Physiology, Growth, Fruit Quality, and Transcriptomic Responses in Tomato Plants
2026 · Plants
Tests how salinity affects tomato growth, disease, and gene activity.
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How to reach out
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