Grafting has been used for thousands of years to propagate and improve tree crops. For vegetable crops this technique is relatively new. Use of grafting for disease management in vegetable production was first introduced about 90 years ago ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm ManagementDr. Ayanava Majumdar is an Extension Entomologist for the Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Auburn University. His work focuses on finding practical solutions for managing insect pests that affect peanut and vegetable crops. “Dr. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm ManagementLIVE OAK, Fla. --- Robert Hochmuth remembers about 30 years ago when researchers with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Suwanee Valley Agricultural Extension Center showed watermelon growers how to use transplants ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers have introduced a program to help Florida growers maximize the use of nutrients and fertilizers while minimizing the impact on the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFASAt the UF HBREL we love when our science has practical applications for Florida beekeepers. Below is a summary of one such study with African and European honey bee colonies. Hypothesis: The presence of managed European honey bees can ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research, WildlifePENSACOLA, Fla. --- The morning of Aug. 6, snorkelers began combing the waters of Big Lagoon, an inlet southwest of Pensacola, in search of scallops. The week before, another group had done the same at various points along the Santa Rosa Sound. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has added another soldier in its battle against citrus greening by hiring world-renowned entomologist Bryony Bonning. She has been named Eminent Scholar ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS