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Crop Production in Nurseries, Greenhouses and Vertical Farms

The Environmental Horticulture Dept has active research in specialty crop production (ornamentals, vegetables, fruit, medicinal, and other value-added crops) in container nurseries and protected structures that range from high tunnels to hydroponic greenhouses and indoor vertical farms.

Paul Fisher

Dr. Paul Fisher

352-273-4581
pfisher@ufl.edu
Environmental Horticulture 
University of Florida
2549 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110670
Gainesville FL 32611-0670

We collaborate in multi-state projects on applied research for the commercial greenhouse industry.

 

  • The Floriculture Research Alliance is a university-industry consortium for applied research on production, propagation, and shipping of floriculture crops. Our focus areas are root zone management (growing media, fertilizer, water), production training, and economics.
  • The Clean Water3 research program focuses on water sanitation and quality to help growers capture and reuse irrigation runoff.
  • The Resilient Plants Project is funded by a grant entitled “Production, Shipping and Postharvest Techniques to Maximize Sales and Sell-Through while Minimizing Inputs (including labor)” through the USDA-ARS Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative. The overarching research objective is to increase plant resilience in floriculture products to reduce crop losses at production, retail, and consumer phases.