IFAS News
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences – University of Florida
Archive for July, 2005
UF Scientists Detect Soybean Rust, Farmers Brace For Outbreaks
July 1, 2005
Topic(s): Uncategorized
By:
Tom Nordlie (352) 392-1773 x 278Source(s):
David Wright dlw@ifas.ufl.edu, (850) 875-7119
Jim Marois marois@ifas.ufl.edu, (850) 875-7120
X.B. Yang xbyang@iastate.edu, (515) 294-8826
CITRA, Fla. — Asian soybean rust, a crop-killing disease first detected in the United States last fall, has been found near Citra on soybeans at a University of Florida “sentinel plot” planted early to detect the fungus. It was one of two findings this week that mark the first appearances of soybean rust on U.S. soybeans during the typical growing season, and UF researchers fear the discovery signals the beginning of outbreaks that may devastate the nation’s $16 billion soybean industry. (more…)
Termite Research
July 1, 2005
Topic(s): Uncategorized
Source:
Marisol Amador
Stand-Alone Photo (No Story Available)
Citrus Canker Found At UF Research Facility, Will Halt Numerous Experiments
July 1, 2005
Topic(s): Uncategorized
By:
Tom Nordlie (352) 392-1773 x 278Source(s):
Brian Scully brts@ifas.ufl.edu, (772) 468-3922
Jimmy Cheek jgcheek@ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1961
Harold Browning hwbrowning@ifas.ufl.edu, (863) 956-1151 ext. 1215
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Citrus canker, one of the most destructive diseases affecting Florida’s $9 billion citrus industry, has been found in a University of Florida citrus research grove at UF’s Indian River Research and Education Center, or IRREC, near Fort Pierce.
The discovery, confirmed Thursday by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, will likely require officials to destroy all of the citrus trees in IRREC’s groves, halting all citrus research projects there, said Brian Scully, director of the center and a professor of horticulture with UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, or UF/IFAS. (more…)
