Tag: fusarium wilt

UF scientists receive grant to study fumigation impacts on soil health

by Brad Buck
March 21, 2022

Soil health is an important aspect to strawberry and tomato production. Farmers often apply a type of pesticide called fumigants to the soil months before planting to manage soil health. Fumigants reduce harmful diseases such as Fusarium ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease
Tags: Crops, Fusarium Wilt, Gary Vallad, Grant, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Mary Lusk, Nathan Boyd, Nitrogen, Root-knot Nematodes, Sarah Strauss, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil Health, Soil Microbes, Soil Microbiome, Soil-borne Diseases, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Strawberries, Tomatoes, USDA-NIFA

UF/IFAS Team Hopes to Fight Prevalent Tomato Disease

by Brad Buck
September 4, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida scientist will lead a team of researchers trying to help battle Fusarium wilt, a major tomato disease around the world. In doing so, investigators hope to help farmers increase their tomato production. Sam ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agribusiness, Disease, Fusarium Wilt, Grant, News, Production, Research, Sam Hutton, Tomato

UF/IFAS Researchers May Use Fungi to Control Deadly Crop Disease

by Brad Buck
May 23, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A group of fungi might fight a disease that’s dangerous to tomatoes and specialty crops. University of Florida scientists hope to develop this biological strategy as they add to growers’ tools to help control Fusarium ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agribusiness, Biological Control Agent, Fusarium Wilt, Gary Vallad, Grant, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, News, Trichoderma

Do you love seedless watermelons in the hot summer? UF scientists are on the case

by Brad Buck
July 12, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Some people love to eat a juicy, seedless watermelon for a tasty, refreshing snack during a hot, Florida summer day. University of Florida scientists have found a way to stave off potential diseases while retaining that ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Fusarium Wilt, Grafting, Horticultural Sciences Department, News, Seedless Watermelons, Squash Rootstock, Taste, Watermelons, Xin Zhao

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