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  UF/IFAS Research Mission
The research mission of UF/IFAS is conducted through the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station. The Experiment Station's research program is carried out in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; the State of Florida; and grantors and donors providing extramural grants, contracts, and gifts. Individuals with Experiment Station research responsibilities are provided faculty appointments at the University of Florida and may have joint responsibilities with teaching and/or extension.
Everglades Research and Education Center  

The focus of the research conducted at the Everglades Research and Education Center is in the broad areas of crop improvement, pest management and soil and water quality. A majority of the research is targeted to improving the Everglades Agricultural Area for the communities that reside here.

 
Research Programs at EREC  
Crop Improvement
 
   
New Variety Development of Sugarcane . . . Robert A. Gilbert
Corn Breeding . . . Robert Beiriger
Turf Grass Cultivar Development . . . Russell T. Nagata
Lettuce Cultivar Development . . . Russell T. Nagata
 

Pest Management

Management of Sweet Corn Insect Pests . . . Gregg Nuessly
Management of Leafy Vegetable Insect Pests . . . Gregg Nuessly
Integrated Control of the Southern Chinch Bug in Saint Augustinegrass . . . Ronald Cherry
Seed Treatment Research Helps Lettuce Growers . . . Kenneth Pernezny
Survival Sites Discovered for the Bacterial Spot Pathogen of Pepper . . . Kenneth Pernezny
 

Soil and Water Resources  
  Best Management Practices and Water Resources . . . Samira Daroub
   
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