Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Vendrame Lab
Led by Wagner A. Vendrame · Horticultural Sciences
What we study
The lab studies ornamental plants and biofuel crops using tissue culture and cryopreservation. They work with orchids, palms, and jatropha, and collaborate with NASA on spaceflight experiments.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Plants
- Cells in a dish
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Jatropha curcas biofuel research
NASA-funded studies on jatropha growth and gene expression in microgravity.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- The cellular harvest: a symbiotic road map for food sovereignty
2026 · Trends in biotechnology
- Micropropagation of Vanilla planifolia using the Biotilt™ temporary immersion system
2026 · In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant
Compared micropropagation methods for vanilla using a temporary immersion system.
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- Sustainable propagation of saw palmetto through somatic embryogenesis
2026 · Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC)
- Embryo Development During Seed Germination of Silver Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens f. glauca)
2026 · Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society
Tracked embryo development and moisture content in silver saw palmetto seeds during germination.
- Scientometric Update and Structured Synthesis of Microgreens Under Artificial Lighting: Trends and Reporting Gaps from 2022 to 2025
2026 · Horticulturae
Analyzed trends in microgreens research under artificial lighting from 2022 to 2025.
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How to reach out
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