Preliminary Update of Rust Disease in Florida Warm-Season Grasses By Hui-Ling Liao, Haihua Wang, Kaile Zhang, Benjamin Reimer, Brittany Justesen, Joseph Walter, Robbie Jones, Vijay Verma, Ann Blount, and Cheryl Mackowiak Rust is a common ... READ MORE
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UF AgriGator Spray Program: Watermelon By Nicholas S. Dufault, Mathews Paret, Kiersten Fullem, Pamela D. Roberts, Gary Vallad, and Susannah Da Silva. This guide is intended as a resource for Extension agents and growers and contains information ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Leaf Rust Disease of Southern Highbush Blueberry in Florida By Philip F. Harmon, Christ Mane Belizaire, and Douglas A. Phillips Leaf rust is an important disease of southern highbush blueberries (SHB) in Florida and can be particularly ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Forests, Natural Resources
Ten UF/IFAS Plant Pathology graduate students were honored at this week’s Plant Health 2025, the annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society. Two students were honored with prestigious Storkan-Hanes-McCaslin Awards. ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Discover the latest research and practical solutions from UF/IFAS experts. This is a new EDIS/Ask IFAS document published by the Department of Plant Pathology during May and June. Stay informed and inspired with our updates! Oyster Mushrooms ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes
Middle and high school teachers from across Florida gathered in Gainesville on Saturday, May 17, to learn about the viruses, bacteria and other pathogens that threaten our plants. Graduate students from the UF/IFAS Department of Plant Pathology ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
UF mycologists are cited in new Science news articles and a podcast about truffle-hunting dogs. Matt Smith, Professor of Plant Pathology, and Ben Lemmond, a UF Plant Pathology graduate and former postdoc in Smith's lab, discuss dogs who ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth
To visit Dr. Andrew Schuerger’s laboratory near the Kennedy Space Center is to visit the surface of Mars. His Mars simulation chamber mimics the conditions on the red planet – the soil, the temperature, the atmosphere. Samples placed ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
A UF/IFAS professor has been selected to lead the largest and oldest organization of plant pathologists in the world. Dr. Karen Garrett, Preeminent Professor of Plant Pathology, was elected president of the American Phytopathological Society ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
Congratulations to UF Plant Pathology faculty members on their tenure and promotions! Dr. Erica Goss has been promoted to the rank of Professor. Dr. Amit Levy, Dr. Brantlee Spakes Richter and Dr. Ian Small have been promoted to the rank ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth