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Program Research Announcements
Faculty and staff Extension
Positions Seminars
Intranet Research and Education Centers
- Mid-Florida Research
and Education Center:
- Apopka
(1965)- Fertilizers and effects on ground water quality
- Apopka
(1965)- Fertilizers and effects on ground water quality
- Citrus Research
and Education Center:
Lake Alfred (1917)- Citrus production, pest and weed control. Citrus rootstocks and root physiology and health. Postharvest handling and electronic grading. Soil microbiology, fertility and fertigation. Chronic tree decline disease of citrus. Cold protection. Breeding of new varieties by conventional and protoplast fusion techniques. Citrus fruit and product quality. Flavor and byproduct research and development. Irrigation technology, water relations and salinity research. Pesticide application research and applicator training. Biocontrol of citrus pests. Nematode Research.
- Everglades Research
and Education Center:
Belle Glade (1921)- Fertilizer and waste management for sugar cane and vegetable production on muck soils. Pest management for vegetables and sugar cane. Lettuce, celery and sweet corn variety development.
- Gulf Coast Research
and Education Centers:
- Balm (1925) - Tomato genetics,breeding and variety development
with emphasis on disease resistance. Pre- and postharvest physiology
of tomatoes and other vegetables. Vegetable variety evaluations
for Florida. Water management, including microirrigation, water
quantity and quality studies. Biological and chemical control of
insects, diseases, nematodes and weeds. Bacterial and other diseases
of vegetable crops.
- Balm (1925) - Tomato genetics,breeding and variety development
with emphasis on disease resistance. Pre- and postharvest physiology
of tomatoes and other vegetables. Vegetable variety evaluations
for Florida. Water management, including microirrigation, water
quantity and quality studies. Biological and chemical control of
insects, diseases, nematodes and weeds. Bacterial and other diseases
of vegetable crops.
- North Florida
Research and Education Centers
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Quincy (1921)- Field crops, vegetables,tomatoes,
tropical corn, watermelon production systems for North Florida,
insect and disease management on agronomic and vegetable crops
- Marianna
(1948) - Peanut research
- Monticello
(1929)- Peach production research
- Suwannee
Valley (Live Oak - 1950) - Alternative crops evaluation.
Field crops, blueberries, fruit and vegetable crops
-
Quincy (1921)- Field crops, vegetables,tomatoes,
tropical corn, watermelon production systems for North Florida,
insect and disease management on agronomic and vegetable crops
- Southwest Florida
Research and Education Center:
Immokalee (1955) - Citrus and vegetable research on flatwoods soils. Irrigation and fertility technology for crops grown on soils with a high water table. Agro-ecology and biocontrol.
- Tropical Research
and Education Center:
Homestead (1929) - Subtropical fruits and vegetables, potatoes, tomatoes. Fertilizer and water management for fruit and vegetable production. Seed dormancy. Biological control of selected pests and weeds through introduction of natural enemies. Internationally renowned program on tissue culture breeding and propagation of tropical fruit trees.
- Indian River
Research and Education Center:
Ft. Pierce (1948)- Production and pest management of vegetables and citrus. Citrus production and water management for Indian River grove conditions. Citrus pest and disease control. Microirrigation systems research.
- Hastings Research
and Education Center:
Potatoes, cabbage and onions. Variety development. Chipping quality in potatoes. Pest management of insects, diseases, nematodes and weeds on vegetables. Irrigation and drainage of vegetables on flatwoods soils. Fertility studies.
- West Florida
Research and Education Center:
Jay (1943)- Field crops, vegetables,weeds, nematodes and pastures. Weed physiology. Soybean pests and diseases including nematodes. Weed control in field crops. Soil fertility.Sustainable agricultural systems.
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