IFAS News
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences – University of Florida
Archive for February, 2002
UF Hosts Tropical Forest Conference Feb. 25-26
February 14, 2002
Topic(s): Uncategorized
Source(s):
Daniel Zarin zarin@ufl.edu, (352) 846-1247
Sharon Borneman spborneman@mail.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-5930
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—An interdisciplinary conference, “Working Forests in the Tropics: Conservation through Sustainable Management,” will be held at the University of Florida’s Reitz Union Feb. 25-26, 2002.
Hosted by UF’s School of Forest Resources and Conservation and the Forest Management Trust, the conference will provide a forum for the sharing and synthesis of scientific, management and policy information about tropical forests, said Daniel Zarin, associate professor of tropical forestry. The school is part of UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. (more…)
Valentine’s Day
February 13, 2002
Topic(s): Uncategorized
Source:
Eric Zamora
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Experts Put Flowering Plants “On Trial” To Aid Consumers
February 12, 2002
Topic(s): Uncategorized
By:
Tom Nordlie (352) 392-1773 x 277Source(s):
Rick Schoellhorn rksch@ufl.edu, (352) 392-5670
Rick Kelly rok@mail.ifas.ufl.edu, (941) 751-7636 ext. 307
Brent Harbaugh brenth@nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu, (941) 751-7636 ext. 238
Roger Dutcher rdutcher@greenwood.net, (864) 388-9903
BRADENTON, Fla. — If the flowering plants you bought for Valentine’s Day don’t live up to your expectations, maybe the “flower power” judges can help.
The judges are University of Florida floriculture experts, and they’re holding trials — variety trials, that is — where new varieties of popular flowers are tested in different locations around the state to determine which ones grow best under local conditions. (more…)
Compost Trials
February 7, 2002
Topic(s): Uncategorized
Source:
Eric Zamora
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UF Experts Help Southeastern Hunters Get Their Money’s Worth From Wildlife Forages
February 6, 2002
Topic(s): Uncategorized
By:
Tom Nordlie (352) 392-1773 x 277Source(s):
Ann Blount ablount@mail.ifas.ufl.edu, (850) 482-9849
Ken Quesenberry clover@mail.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1811, ext. 213
Steve Olson smolson@mail.ifas.ufl.edu, (850) 875-7144
MARIANNA, Fla. — If you plant it, they will come. Maybe.
Do-it-yourself wildlife forages have recently gained popularity with deer hunters looking for an easy way to ensure a supply of trophy bucks, but University of Florida agronomy experts say buyers don’t always get the performance they pay for. (more…)
Cross Pollination
February 4, 2002
Topic(s): Uncategorized
Source:
Eric Zamora
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New Facility At UF Indian River Research And Education Center Will Test Biological Controls For Exotic Pests
February 1, 2002
Topic(s): Uncategorized
By:
Chuck Woods (352) 392-1773 x 281Source(s):
Walter Tabachnick wjt@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (561) 778-7200, ext. 124
John Capinera jlcap@mail.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1901, ext. 111
Ken Pruitt pruitt.ken.s27@leg.state.fl.us, (850) 487-5088
FORT PIERCE, Fla.—Florida’s battle against the growing number of exotic, invasive plants and pests will be enhanced by a new $3.8 million quarantine and research facility now under construction at the University of Florida’s Indian River Research and Education Center in Fort Pierce.
The 17,000-square-foot facility, authorized by the Florida Legislature in 1999 and scheduled for completion in May 2003, will be used by scientists to contain, evaluate and release non-pathogenic organisms for biological control of invasive plants and pests, said Walter Tabachnick, professor of entomology and interim director of UF’s Fort Pierce center. (more…)
