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UF scientists help thwart disease that can ravage the popular gerbera daisy

by Brad Buck
December 16, 2020

Gerbera daisies are popular worldwide for their wide array of brightly colored flowers. They also make great plants for the garden, and their blooms yield long-lasting cut flowers. Many newlyweds use cut gerbera flowers to decorate their wedding ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Breeding, Cut-foliage, DNA Markers, Environmental Horticulture, Floriculture, Gerbera Daisy, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Pesticide, Plant, Resistance, RNA Sequencing, Zhanao Deng

UF/IFAS research harnesses sun’s power to kill weeds

by Tom Nordlie
November 12, 2009

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Sunshine helps flowers grow, and it can help rid soil of harmful organisms that hurt Florida's $9 million cut flower industry, a University of Florida expert says. In ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Add New Tag, Entomology And Nematology, Floriculture, Flowers, McSorley, Methy Bromide, Soil, Solarization, Weeds