by Zane Grabau | Feb 14, 2025
Peanut root-knot nematode is one of the major pests in peanut production in Florida and throughout the Southeast. Along with crop rotation and nematicide application, use of resistant peanut cultivars is a primary method for managing peanut root-knot nematode. (For...
by Ian Small | Jan 31, 2025
Rebecca Barocco and Ian Small, North Florida Research and Education Center-Quincy Peanut early leaf spot, late leaf spot, and stem rot (a.k.a white mold) are economically important fungal diseases that survive within fields between seasons and can cause significant...
by jbittar | Dec 20, 2024
Monalisa Lima, Ameer Megahed, Alireza Shahraki, João Bittar, DVM, MSc., PhD., UF Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Lauren Butler, UF/IFAS Extension Okeechobee County Introduction The rapid proliferation of certain toxic microorganisms...
by external | Nov 22, 2024
Guilherme “G” Morata, UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa County Precision spraying for weed control has become increasingly vital in modern agriculture. As growers face rising input costs and growing environmental challenges, the need for sustainable and...
by external | Nov 22, 2024
Dr. Ednaldo (Ed) Borgato joined UF/IFAS as the new Weed Scientist, at the West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC), near Jay, Florida. Ed earned his bachelor’s degree in Agronomy and master’s degree in Weed Science from the University of Sao...
by Robbie Jones | Nov 1, 2024
While it may still be quite warm outside, it’s November. Summer is gone and with it our opportunity to efficiently manage this year’s crop of summer pasture weeds. That, however, is not the case for winter weeds. Now is the time to begin scouting and...