Tropical Plant Clinic & Research Lab
@ClinicPlant
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Plant Pathology Research lab led by Romina Gazis. Research projects include diseases affecting the tropical ornamental and fruit industry. Also, we love Fungi!
Florida
Joined May 2020
🍫#cacao research at #UF @UFPlantPath @maherreraco 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #chocolate #Phytophthora @APS_Tropical @plantdisease @UF_IFAS @UFCALS
Phytophthora-infected cacao pods develop lesions, which eventually host white fluffy growth before the pods shrivel into a mummified, inedible state.
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RT @AlesBucek: We are looking for a PostDoc with background in (insect) genomics for our Insect Symbiosis Lab in České Budějovice! https://…
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@carlosdlt280 @nfeau That’s correct- academic jobs (in general) are undervalued (= underpaid) and it’s about to get worse …
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RT @nfeau: 🌳Postdoc opportunity🌲🌿 Passionate about forest soil biodiversity? Join us to explore Canada’s Forest using eDNA metabarcoding! 📊…
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RT @UFHortVegCrops: 🌿📢 Call for Papers Submit your #paper to Technology in Horticulture @HortiPlant We're seeking #sustainable studies to d…
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📢Another great collaborative publication from the #plantpathology labs at @UFTropical and @UFPlantPath! Open Access for a limited time 👇🏻 In this study we showed that winter pruning ✂️✂️significantly reduce the incidence and severity of stem and fruit canker in 🐲🐲🐲 #dragonfruit #pitaya #pitahaya and plays a critical part of the crop’s #IPM program. Studies like this one allows us to provide science-based recommendations to growers 🚜🚜 #extension Pruning as an effective strategy for the integrated management of frui... #Florida #Agriculture #planthealth
@FDACSDPI @FDACS @USDA @USDA_NIFA @FruitPortal @FruitnetMedia @FlaFarmBureau @FlaFruitandVeg @FSHS_Hort @FPSFloridaPhyt1 @UFCALS @UF_IFAS @CropGlobal @FAO @UF_IFAS_GFSI @CropNetwork @plantdisease @APS_Extension
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New lab 📸 A smaller group but still a happy bunch 🐊😎 #plantdoctors #planthealth #gators 🥑🍌🥭🍍🥥🌺🍄🍄🟫@labmanagershel @CaSendoyaC_ @fungindrublic @UFTropical @UFPlantPath @UF_IFAS
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RT @SON_nemaweb: Exciting postdoc opportunity to work on the beech leaf nematode with Dr. Kantor at Penn State! Position includes designin…
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@alabamaED @AK_BridgeLake @fungindrublic I think that mycelium covering the caps may be parasitizing the mushrooms. Lots of cool things happening in the decaying log 🪵
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Gearing up for another large inoculation experiment 💉🍄. We plan on validating results from our previous #laurelwilt disease screening and keep testing unique #avocado #aguacate #palta germplasm 💪🏼💪🏼 for disease tolerance/resistance. Great teamwork 🤓🤓🥑🥑 @USDA @USDA_NIFA @NifaScriAvocado @UFPlantPath @UFTropical @IUFRO @IUFROdivision7 @EPPOnews @USFSRegion8 @FDACS @USDA_ARS @FlaFarmBureau @FlaFruitandVeg @UFCALS @UF_IFAS_GFSI @UF_EPI @plantdisease @APS_Tropical @fungindrublic @CaSendoyaC_
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Go gators 🐊! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 @APS_Tropical @PlantDiseaseJ @plantdisease @UF_IFAS @USDA @UF_IFAS_GFSI @UF_EPI @icpp2023 @ippcnews @FPSFloridaPhyt1 @FAO
#planthealth #foodsecurity
UF/IFAS was well-represented among the top 2024 articles from @plantdisease, the world's largest organization of plant pathologists. UF authors swept the top 3 most-read articles in the journal Phytopathology, and had 2 of the 3 most-read articles in Plant Health Progress.
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Another busy Monday 💪🏼, working hard to keep #avocado #aguacate #palta 🥑🥑🥑healthy through the development of better/faster diagnostic tools 🔬🧫🧪🧬 @fungindrublic @CaSendoyaC_ @UFPlantPath @UFTropical @UF_IFAS @NPDN @USDA_APHIS @APS_Tropical @icpp2023 @icpp2028 @EPPOnews @FPSFloridaPhyt1 @FDACSDPI @plantdisease @IUFROdivision7 @FSHS_Hort @USFSRegion8 @USDA @NifaScriAvocado
#planthealth #invasive #laurelwilt #surveillance #diagnostics
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RT @GalWittenberg: Looking for talented, motivated people to join me! We will try to uncover how plants disassemble the photosynthetic app…
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RT @Stefandkex: ⚡️ Permanent Researcher position opening in Stephane Blanc group at PHIM, INRAE, Montpellier France “Traffic of viral mac…
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Great turnout at the Lethal Viral Necrosis Webinar! In collaboration with @turfdrman, @MiamiUrbanHort and @pbcgov #extension and #research faculty. 140 participants learned about LVN and how this #turf #lawn disease is affecting the industry in south #Florida #Miami and beyond @UF_IFAS @UFPlantPath @UFTropical @APS_Turfgrass @TheTurfZone @FPSFloridaPhyt1 @FloridaTGA @FNGLA @CortevaUSTurf @SyngentaTurf @FloridaMGs @MiamiDadeCounty @FNGLAMiamiDade @MiamiDadeCounty @MiamiDadeParks
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RT @JTumajer: ⚠️We are offering a 2-year postdoctoral position in dendrochronology and forest ecology at our group at Charles University, P…
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Nothing like a field visit to end a busy and chaotic week! #agriculture #Agricultura #pitahaya #pitaya #dragonfruit #Florida #extension 🐲🐲 @UFTropical @UFPlantPath @APS_Extension @APS_Tropical @UF_IFAS
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