Eighteen middle and high school science teachers from around Florida gathered at Fifield Hall on Saturday, May 18, for the sixth edition of the Plants Get Sick Too! workshop, learning about plant diseases from UF/IFAS plant pathologists. Teachers ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
“I always wanted to be a scientist. I always wanted to be a biologist - I wanted to be a marine biologist” said Dr. Romina Gazis, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC) in Homestead. ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
With 90,000 tons produced a year, Florida is the second-leading grower of strawberries in the United States. Strawberries in Florida are typically transplanted from locations such as California and Canada. They are most susceptible to disease ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
By Kirsten Romaguera Rabin, UF/IFAS Communications Erica Goss is recognized nationally and internationally for her work revealing the causes and effects of plant and crop diseases. She uses genetic markers to track the movement and evolution ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
A new epidemic begins to spread through a region densely populated with avocado groves – slowly, at first. Growers discuss management strategies with other nearby growers, and most of them agree that a wait-and-see approach is prudent. After ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently awarded $3 million in grants to support the National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN), including $617,166 awarded to the UF/IFAS Plant Diagnostic Center to support the Southern Plant ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Sixteen plant pathologists and diagnosticians from across the country – and as far away as Australia – gathered at the UF/IFAS Plant Diagnostic Center from March 7-9 to learn about a new process for identifying fungal plant pathogens. The ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension