By: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-1773 x 277 Source(s): Frank Mazzotti fjma@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (954) 614-2369 Mark Hostetler hostetlerm@wec.ufl.edu, (352) 846-0568 View Photo FORT LAUDERDALE—Like something from a low-budget horror movie, giant toxic marine toads have invaded South Florida. And while… Read More
Source(s): Mike Martin mvm@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1971 Mitch Flinchum dmf@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (561) 993-1500 OKEECHOBEE, Fla.—Mike Martin, University of Florida vice president for agriculture and natural resources, will be the featured speaker at a UF Okeechobee County Extension Service program on… Read More
Source(s): Richard Jones, rlj@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1784 Mary Duryea mlduryea@ufl.edu, (352) 392-1784 GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Mary Duryea, professor in the University of Florida’s School of Forest Resources and Conservation, has been named interim assistant dean for research with UF’s Institute of… Read More
By: Chuck Woods (352) 392-1773 x 281 Source(s): Bob Black black@mail.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1835 GAINESVILLE, Fla.—When it comes to cold-damaged ornamental plants, don’t be too hasty with the pruning shears, says a University of Florida horticulturist. “Cutting away dead… Read More
Source(s): Mike Martin mvm@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1971 Ron Sonoda rmso@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1784 FORT PIERCE, Fla.—Ronald Sonoda, professor of plant pathology emeritus at the University of Florida’s Indian River Research and Education Center in Fort Pierce, has been named interim… Read More
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By: Ed Hunter (352) 392-1773 x 278 Source(s): Susan Percival ssp@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1991 Stephen Talcott sttalcott@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1991 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida study indicates mangoes can be added to the arsenal of… Read More
View Photo GAINESVILLE, FL—The solution to one of man’s most vexing environmental problems may lie in one of nature’s most remarkable plants. In an article scheduled to appear Thursday in the journal Nature, University of Florida scientists report… Read More
Source(s): Bob Degner degner@fred.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1871, ext. 454 Tom Stevens stevens@fred.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1845, ext. 429 MIAMI—To evaluate the long-term outlook for agriculture in Miami-Dade County, researchers with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences are… Read More
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