Tag: department of plant pathology

Study: Where bison roam could spread microbes

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
June 21, 2023

A new study from University of Florida and Kansas State University researchers found that bison carry plant-associated fungi in their saliva, with the potential to spread fungi across the prairie. The study raises questions about ... READ MORE

Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Bison, Department Of Plant Pathology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Fungi, Karen Garrett, Microbes, Microbiome, Pathogen, Plant Pathology

Meet Katia Viana Xavier: A UF/IFAS plant pathologist forging change for food security in the EAA

by Lourdes Mederos
March 8, 2023

Katia Viana Xavier holds a special place among growers in the Everglades Agriculture Area (EAA) as a researcher fighting plant diseases at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS). They know ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agronomy, Department Of Plant Pathology, EAA, Everglades Agriculture Area, Everglades Research And Education Center, International Women's Day, Katia Viana Xavier, National Women's History Month, News, Plant Pathology, Research, UF IFAS Everglades Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Research, Women's History Month

UF/IFAS scientist develops detection method for lethal palm disease that saves time, money, property

by Lourdes Mederos
August 7, 2022

Para acceder a esta comunicación en español, por favor utilice este enlace About this series A team of UF/IFAS scientists has reached a milestone in the fight against a widespread disease that affects palms throughout the southeastern ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Braham Dhillon, Department Of Plant Pathology, Ganoderma, Ganoderma Zonatum, News, Palm Disease, Palms, Plant Disease, Seemanti Chakrabarti, SFYL HOT TOPIC, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, UF IFAS News, UF/IFAS Research

New fungus brings truffle-like fungi, wilting leaves, unpleasant smell in potted Boston Ferns

by Lourdes Mederos
November 17, 2021

Boston ferns, cultivated by Florida growers since 1912, are a popular consumer choice on porches, balconies, patios and landscapes for their tropical look. A popular and profitable item grown in nurseries, the species can be damaged by ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Department Of Plant Pathology, Plant Diagnostic Clinic, Romina Gazis, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center

UF/IFAS scientist named fellow of American Phytopathological Society

by Brad Buck
August 20, 2020

Working at her lab and fields at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Natalia Peres diagnoses and helps manage diseases that might otherwise ruin strawberries, a $300 million per year crop in Florida. In her efforts to beat ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: American Phytopathological Society, Department Of Plant Pathology, Fellow, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Mentorship, Natalia Peres, Plant Disease Detection

Growers Should Manage Tomato Bacterial Spot While Seedlings are in Transplant Facilities

by Brad Buck
October 17, 2019

BALM, Fla. --- New findings from University of Florida scientists could help tomato growers nationwide in their battle against a damaging disease. With 37,000 acres, Florida’s tomato industry is a $520 million-a-year crop, so it’s critical ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease
Tags: Department Of Plant Pathology, Gary Vallad, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Tomato Bacterial Spot Disease, Tomatoes

UF Researchers Develop Model to Help Keep Crop Seeds Healthy

by Brad Buck
March 11, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Working with international researchers, University of Florida scientists have developed a model that will help protect good seeds, which are necessary to plant healthy crops and determine what areas are at higher risk for ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops
Tags: Department Of Plant Pathology, Healthy Seeds, Institute For Sustainable Food Systems, Karen Garrett, Kelsey Andersen, Seed Systems, Sweet Potatoes, Uganda

It Could Be Lights Out for Some Strawberry Diseases and Pests

by Brad Buck
March 6, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Natalia Peres envisions a day when light from a machine that resembles a spacecraft helps prevent powdery mildew from causing much damage to strawberries. Peres, a professor of plant pathology at the University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease
Tags: Department Of Plant Pathology, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Natalia Peres, Pathogens, Powdery Mildew, Strawberries, UV Lamps

Automated System Would Deliver Chemicals to Help Ward off Citrus Greening

by Brad Buck
February 12, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Imagine using a robotic arm to grip and puncture the trunk of a citrus tree to deliver chemicals into the vascular parts of the plant, reducing its susceptibility to the citrus greening disease. Ozgur Batuman, an assistant ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Automated System, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research, Department Of Plant Pathology, Ozgur Batuman, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center

Citrus Advisory System May Help Prevent Losses From Postbloom Fruit Drop

by Brad Buck
November 7, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A new University of Florida-developed forecasting system could help citrus growers control postbloom fruit drop this winter, despite the predicted El Niño weather pattern that’s expected to bring more rain and moderate ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Citrus Advisory System, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Development Foundation, Citrus Research And Education Center, Clyde Fraisse, Department Of Plant Pathology, Megan Dewdney, Natalia Peres, News, Postbloom Fruit Drop

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