Tag: fungi

Científico de UF/IFAS desarrolla un método de detección para una enfermedad letal de las palmeras, el cual ahorra tiempo y dinero, además de salvar su propiedad

by Luz Bahder

September 14, 2022

Más de 65 especies de palmeras en los Estados Unidos son vulnerables a un hongo que causa la descomposición de la madera, lo que puede dañar o destruir las palmeras. El hongo, Ganoderma zonatum, causa la enfermedad letal conocida como ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: ADN, Braham Dhillon, Diagnostico, Fungi, Ganoderma, Ganoderma Zonatum, Hongo, Micología, Palmeras, PCR, Protocolo, UF-IFAS

UF scientists discover two new truffle species

by Samantha Murray

August 30, 2022

Scientists at the University of Florida have described two new species of truffles from North America. One species was found in Iowa, the other in Florida. There are hundreds of species of fungi that form truffles, each of which have ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Fungi, Matt Smith, News, Plant Pathology, Truffles

What are those little black discs?

by BLOGS.IFAS

July 15, 2021

Q: What are those little black discs? You're suddenly finding mysterious black discs stuck to your favorite plants? (...or your walls, cars, windows, screens, pets, etc.) Let me guess... it's been raining lately... a lot. Am ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease
Tags: FAQ, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fungi, Fungus, Landscaping, Mulch, Pest Control

Mush Ado About Nothing?

by Alyssa Vinson

July 2, 2021

Mush Ado About Nothing? The promise of summer brings so many new curiosities to our landscapes. One of the most dramatic and surprising of these changes is the arrival of mushrooms in our environments. Seemingly appearing between the afternoon ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources
Tags: Florida Mushrooms, Fungi, Mushrooms, UF IFAS Extension

Global group recognizes UF/IFAS engineer for strawberry spray app

by Brad Buck

January 13, 2021

Now that we’re knee-deep in strawberry season, many growers owe Clyde Fraisse and Natalia Peres a debt of gratitude. About a decade ago, Peres saw a need for a fungicide decision-support tool. Farmers sprayed about every week to control strawberry ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Alerts, App, Award, Clyde Fraisse, Decision-support Tool, Fungi, Fungicide, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Natalia Peres, Plant Pathology, Strawberries, Strawberry Advisory System, World Meteorological Organization

Stop Plant Disease Before it Starts

by Mark Bailey

August 8, 2020

Perhaps the most common source of plant problems will be in the form of plant pathogens that cause diseases. In the vast majority of cases plant diseases cannot be readily cured, rather they must be prevented. In order to prevent these problems ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Crop, Crops, Disease, Food, Fungi, Fungus, Gardening, Insects, Organic, Pathogens, Pests, Virus

Southern Blight of Lettuce

by Prissy Fletcher

November 25, 2019

Tiny little tan sclerotium, oh my! Southern blight, or Sclerotrium rolfsii is a soilborne fungus that has many hundreds of hosts. The fungus can be spread through movement of infested soil and plant debris, on infected plants, in contaminated ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Fungi, Lettuce, Sclerotium

Cercospora on Brassicas

by Prissy Fletcher

November 25, 2019

Cercospora is a common leaf spot of Brassicas and other plant families. The organism Cercospora is a fungal disease that causes defoliation of many plant species. Symptoms are seen on the leaves and are often gray in color, and may have ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Brassica, Fungi, Plant Disease

A Stinky Situation: Stinkhorn Fungus

by Wayne Hobbs

August 13, 2018

Written by Jon Terry, UF/IFAS Extension Clay County Master Gardener During cool weather in winter and early spring, some Florida homeowners begin to notice a foul-smelling fungus popping up in their yard. Although their strong rotting smell ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Fungi, Fungus, Mushroom, Smelly, Stinkhorn, Stinky

Fact Sheets: Fungi on Landscape Plants | Guava Root | Slime Mold | Rusts | Stephen Brown | Lee County Extension

by Stephen Brown

June 25, 2018

Fungi on Landscape Plants Guava Rust, Puccinia psidii (Homeowner) (pdf) Guava Rust, Puccinia psidii (Commercial) (pdf) Slime Mold, Fuligo septica (pdf) Plant Disease Lab Reports: July-Sep 2010 Plant Disease Lab Reports: ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Fact Sheet, Factsheet, Fungi, Fungi On Landscape Plants, Fungicides, Guava Root, Lee County, Pesticides, Rusts, Slime Mold, Stephen Brown, Stinkhorn

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