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Decision-support tool using HiPerGator may help manage devastating avocado disease


November 18, 2020

UF/IFAS researchers are working on a decision-support app to help policy makers and growers decide the best regional treatment options for laurel wilt disease, which is challenging Florida’s $35 million-a-year avocado crop. Laurel wilt ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Avocado, Decision-support Tool, Disease, Disease Transmission, HiPerGator, Horticultural Sciences, Jonathan Crane, Karen Garrett, Laurel Wilt, Plant Pathology, Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, Tropical Research And Education Center

UF Scientist: Florida Crop Surveillance Network Offers State-Level Example of Proposed Global System


July 9, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Growing agricultural production demands and new disease threats will necessitate a global surveillance system for crop diseases, according to a new article in the journal Science. But one of the co-authors from the University ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Food Safety, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agricultural Industry, Disease, Disease Transmission, Karen Garrett, Plant Pathology