Armando Carrillo Lopez, Martha Montoya, Daniela Mendez, Javier Rafael Naranjo Nuñez and Jesús Barajas Prado

Phenology—the cycle of plant growth stages influenced by weather conditions—should be top of mind for all of us involved in the science of food. As we strive to make our global food system more sustainable and resilient in the face of climate change, understanding phenology is no longer a luxury; it’s a necessity.

Fruit and vegetable production begins with the germination of seeds and continues with the unfolding of leaves, the formation of lateral shoots, the elongation of the …

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Armando Carrillo Lopez, PhD, is a professor/researcher at the Technological Institute of Culiacán, Mexico; Martha Montoya is CEO of global agriculture consultancy Agtools and a current board member of IFT; Daniela Mendez and Javier Rafael Naranjo Nuñez are sustainable agricultural innovation engineers, and Jesús Barajas Prado is a specialist in agribusiness management, all at Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Los Reyes, Mexico.
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