Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center

Type
Research Institute or Center
vegetables in baskets at a farm stand

Overview

The Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center seeks to develop new technologies for producing high-quality, healthful vegetables, fruits and nuts and their products.

Contact

Bhimu Patel
Professor and Director
Address: 2119 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843

Vegetables and fruits are a necessity for good nutrition and health, a flavorful part of our diets and important economic products. In recognition of this importance, the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center seeks to develop new technologies for producing high-quality, healthful vegetables, fruits and nuts and their products in an efficient, economical and environmentally sound system, with a focus on achieving health and nutritional benefits.

The center was established in 1993 and approved by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents as an entity of Texas A&M University System AgriLife.

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