FORT PIERCE, Fla. ---A scientist at the front line of Florida’s war with invasive plants will be honored by the International Organization for Biological Control Nearctic Regional Section. The IOBC-NRS will recognize Carey Minteer as ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFASFORT PIERCE, Fla. --- A graduate student whose lifetime career goal is to see high-value crops thrive by their natural defense mechanisms was recognized by the American Society for Horticultural Science. To pursue graduate studies, Martin ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS ResearchFORT PIERCE, Fla.--- For his prescience to digitize conference competitions and tireless efforts to mentor students who will lead plant root biology into new decades, Lorenzo Rossi was recognized by the American Society for Horticultural Science. Angelica ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS ResearchFORT PIERCE, Fla.--- A plant pathology doctoral candidate who investigates disease-related effectors from a sugarcane fungal pathogen is a 2021-2022 Chateaubriand Fellow. Daniela Cárdenas, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Florida’s ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ResearchFORT PIERCE, Fla.---A graduate student whose performance as a master’s degree academic is more characteristic of a Ph.D. scholar will be honored with the American Society for Horticultural Science’s first Graduate Student Scholars Award. Lukas ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, HorticultureFORT PIERCE, Fla.--- The American Society for Horticultural Science will honor University of Florida scientists for new guidelines citrus growers may apply to their operations. The researchers study ‘Valencia’ orange production while trees ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchDr. Rhuanito “Johnny” Ferrarezi reflects on his work as an assistant professor of citrus horticulture at UF/IFAS-IRREC. His appointment at IRREC commenced in 2016; Dr. Ferrarezi accepted a position as associate professor of controlled environment ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS ResearchFORT PIERCE, Fla.---Martin Zapien scans long rows of tree canopies each morning and thinks about how the future of food production will advance with new citrus cultivars. All of the more than 5,000 trees in the 20-acre active UF/IFAS ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, HorticultureFORT PIERCE, Fla.--- Florida citrus growers are invited to view which of the new 154 citrus scion and rootstock combinations of grapefruit, pummelo, mandarin, and navel oranges, some of which show early tolerance for the most serious citrus ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Horticulture
FORT PIERCE, Fla.---More than 50 citrus growers and researchers attended a field day to view 154 new citrus scion-rootstock combinations---some of which will result in the production of market-ready fruit from trees that tolerate the most serious ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Research