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Weed of the Week: Long-Stalked Phyllanthus


September 30, 2020

Welcome to Weed Science Wednesday, a weekly series aimed at helping homeowners and horticulture professionals better identify and manage common landscape weeds in Florida. The weed of this week is long-stalked phyllanthus (Phyllanthus ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Apopka, Chris Marble, EDIS, Environmental Horticulture, Extension, Florida Water, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Flowers, Greenhouse, Herbicides, Horticulture, Landscape, Marble, MREC, Uf, Ufmrec, Weed Control, Weed Science, Weed Wednesday, Yuvraj Khamare

Weed Control in Landscape Planting Beds


June 10, 2020

Welcome to Weed Science Wednesday, a weekly series aimed at helping homeowners and horticulture professionals better identify and manage common landscape weeds in Florida. Weed control is one of the most expensive and time-consuming aspects ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Apopka, Chris Marble, EDIS, Environmental Horticulture, Extension, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, MREC, Mulch, Uf, Weed Control, Weed Management, Weed Science, Weed Wednesday, Yuvraj Khamare

Undergraduate Student Spotlight: Jared Fuqua


November 29, 2018

This week, we would like to spotlight Jared Fuqua, an undergraduate plant science student here at the UF IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center in Apopka. Jared started his schooling at Valencia College then transferred into the UF College ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Teaching,
Tags: Agriculture, Apopka, CALS, Central Florida, Plantscience, Student, Teaching, Transfer, Transfer Student, Uf, Valencia

UF/IFAS Master Gardeners Visit MREC


December 12, 2017

Last week, MREC hosted a tour for up-and-coming UF/IFAS Master Gardeners and talked about projects with researchers and Extension agents focused on agricultural economics, water conservation and plant breeding. The group went to greenhouses ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Economics, Greenhouses, Ifas Extension, Master Gardeners, Outreach, Plant Breeding, Plants, Production, Uf, Water Conservation