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    Environmental Horticulture

    Environmental Horticulture

    Nursery Crop Production

    With over 7,000 registered nurseries, Florida ranks only behind California in terms of the volume of wholesale nursery products. The farm gate value of Florida nursery crops was $3 billion based on an economic study conducted in 2005, and there were 58,000 acres of container production and 23,000 acres of field or in-ground production. Our production research programs are aimed at supporting growers with improved production information that allows them to be more successful, produce a better product for the consumer, and be better environmental stewards.  We are an active partner in the Floriculture Research Alliance, a university-industry consortium for applied research on production, propagation, and shipping of young plant material. 

    Faculty

    Jeb Fields

    Jeb Fields

    Assistant Professor
    Nursery Production

    Main Campus, Fifield Hall, Rm 2541
    (352) 273-4574

     
     
     
     
     
    Paul Fisher

    Paul Fisher

    Professor
    Production Management, Floriculture

    Main Campus, Fifield Hall, Rm 2549
    (352) 276-4506

     
     
     
     
     
    Mica McMillan

    Mica McMillan

    Assistant Professor
    Palm Horticulture Specialist

    Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
    (954) 577-6330

     
     
     
     
     
    Kimberly A. Moore

    Kimberly A. Moore

    Professor and Academic Coordinator
    Plant Production

    Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
    (954) 577-6328

     
     
     
     
     
    Mack Thetford

    Mack Thetford

    Associate Professor
    Woody Plant Identification, Landscape Management, Plant Prop

    West Florida Research and Education Center
    Rm 4921
    (850) 983-7130

     
     
     
     
     
    Wagner Vendrame

    Wagner Vendrame

    Professor
    Ornamental Horticulture and Plant Tissue Culture

    Main campus, Research Lab
    352-273-4500

     
     
     
     
     
    Sandra Wilson

    Sandra Wilson

    Professor
    Invasive Ornamentals, Native Propagation

    Main campus, Fifield Hall,
    (352) 273-4576

     
     
     
     
     
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    2550 Hull Road, Rm. 1549 (W.M. Fifield Hall) PO Box 110670 Gainesville, FL 32611-0670
    (352) 392-1831

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