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UF/IFAS Researchers Help Industry Keep Central Florida Green

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 13, 2018

By Beverly James APOPKA, Fla. – As the lead horticulturalist for Echo Conversions Group, Inc., Kyle Petersen knows his way around plants. But he was still surprised to learn so much more about insects, weeds and fertilizer use when he participated ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Class, Extension, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, News, Scouting, UF-IFAS

UF Research Center Celebrates 50 Years of Keeping Central Florida Green

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 22, 2018

APOPKA, Fla. – Few residents may think of the University of Florida and a team of researchers when they look at their trees, shrubs, or vegetable gardens. But, UF scientists’ research on pests, urban landscaping and local food systems has ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: 50 Anniversary, Central Florida, Horticulture, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, News, UF-IFAS, Urban Landscape

UF/IFAS CALS student places first in international graduate student competition

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 14, 2017

APOPKA, Fla. – Debalina Saha, an environmental horticulture graduate assistant at the University of Florida, has always wanted to study how different mulches and herbicides affect weed growth. Her tenacity has paid off: Saha placed first in ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, IFAS, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, News

UF/IFAS faculty named ASHS Fellows

by Patricia Standeford
September 12, 2013

Caption below. The American Society for Horticultural Science bestowed its highest honor upon two IFAS faculty at their annual meeting in July. The professional association named Jude Grosser and Robert Stamps as Fellows of the Society, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: American Society For Horticultural Science, Bob Stamps, Citrus Research And Education Center, Jude Grosser, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center

New IFAS study shows corn plants help control major mite pest

by Ken Gioeli
November 1, 2011

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Add one more entry to corn’s list of abilities: helping to biologically control pests. Already a source of food and biofuel, University of Florida researchers ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Biocontrol, Corn, Entomology And Nematology, Gall Midge, IFAS, Lance Osborne, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, Twospotted Spider Mite, UF

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