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Plants get sick too! Workshop Teaches Teachers the Basics of Plant Pathology


May 20, 2024

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
Tags: K-12, Plant Disease, Plant Pathology, Plants Get Sick Too, Teachers, Workshop
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Plant Diagnostic Center Awarded Grant to Support Southern Plant Diagnostic Network


March 28, 2023

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
Tags: Diagnostic Assay Validation Network, National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, National Plant Diagnostic Network, NIFA, NPDN, Plant Diagnostic Center, Plant Pathology, Southern Plant Diagnostic Network, SPDN
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Pathologists Gather at Plant Diagnostic Center to Learn New Fungal Identification Tool


March 22, 2023

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
Tags: Carrie Harmon, DNA Sequencing, Fungus, Jeremy Brawner, MinION, NIFA, Plant Diagnostic Center, Plant Pathology

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