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Zachary Brym
Assistant Professor
Agroecologist
(786) 217-9238
Dr. Brym’s research and extension program explores how production systems can remain profitable while conserving natural resources and protecting the environment.
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Jose Dubeux
Associate Chair & Professor
Forage
NFREC | (850) 526-1618
Dr. Dubeux's research focuses on sustainable livestock production systems. He addresses critical global challenges including climate change, the need for sustaining or achieving greater soil quality, and reduction in use of fossil-fuel intensive, off-farm inputs.
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Kevin Kenworthy
Interim Chair/Professor
Plant Breeding & Molecular Genetics
(352) 262-8719
Dr. K.E. Kenworthy is a Professor of Turfgrass Breeding and Genetics at the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, where he has held a faculty position since 2004 in the Agronomy Department. As the lead investigator in turfgrass cultivar development at the University of Florida, he has developed a collaborative approach that integrates faculty across IFAS departments and partners with Florida’s sod industry.
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Deah Lieurance
Assistant Extension Scientist
Invasive Plant Research
(352) 294-1580
Dr. Deah Lieurance is an extension scientist in the Agronomy Department where she coordinates the IFAS Assessment of Nonnative Plants providing over 900 recommendations for the use of non-native plants in Florida.
Pawel Petelewicz
Assistant Professor
Weed Sciences Field Building
(352) 352-7512
Dr. Petelewicz’s Turfgrass Weed Science Lab strives to provide the industry with a reliable knowledge based on thorough and careful research and addressing the current and relevant weed challenges.
Brent Sellers
Professor and Center Director
Weed Science & Invasive Plants
RCREC | (863) 735-1314
Dr. Brent Sellers is Professor and Center Director, Agronomy - Pasture and Rangeland Weed Management at the Range Cattle Research and Education Center in Ona.
Joao Vendramini
Professor
Forages
RCREC | (863) 735-1314
Dr. Joao Vendramini is a Professor and Forage specialist at the Range Cattle Research and Education Center in Ona. He also serves as the Associate Center Director.
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Brett Bultemeier
Extension Assistant Professor
Weed Science & Invasive Plants
(352) 294-6941
Dr. Bultemeier program focuses on training and certifying licensed pesticide applicators in the state of Florida.
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Stephen Enloe
Professor
Weed Science & Invasive Plants
(352) 392-6841
Dr. Enloe is a Professor and Extension Specialist for the Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. He has been involved with invasive plant research and extension for the last two decades and has worked throughout much of the United States. Dr. Enloe has researched control methods for a wide array of invasive plants including upland, wetland, and aquatic species.
H. Dail Laughinghouse IV
Assistant Professor
Phycology
(954) 577-6382
Dr. Laughinghouse is a broadly trained phycologist working with both basic and applied algal research from Tropical to Polar Regions.
Mabry McCray
Scientist
Crop Physiology & Crop Management
(561) 993-1518
Mabry McCray is a Scientist in the Agronomy Department at the University of Florida specializing in soil fertility and plant nutrition of sugarcane and rice.
Hardev Sandhu
Associate Professor
Crop Physiology & Crop Management
(561) 993-1567
Dr. Hardev Sandhu is an Associate Professor at the Everglades Research and Education Center in Belle Glade.
Ben Sperry
Assistant Research Scientist
Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
(352) 392-6807
Dr. Benjamin P. Sperry is a research biologist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Engineers Research and Development Center stationed at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (UF/IFAS CAIP), where he also holds a courtesy faculty appointment.
Marcelo Wallau
Assistant Professor
Forages
(352) 273-2216
Dr. Marcelo Wallau is an Assistant Professor and Forage Extension Specialist. He has been helping Extension faculty and farmers in the state of Florida by working on forage production and management for beef cattle, dairy cattle and horses, and on integrated crop-livestock systems.
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Pratap Devkota
Assistant Professor
Weed Science
WFREC | (850) 983-7102
Dr. Devkota’s research program focuses on developing integrated weed management strategies based on knowledge of plant ecology, biology and morphology.
Lyn Gettys
Associate Professor
Weed Science & Invasive Plants
(954) 577-6331
Dr. Gettys research focuses on the biology, identification and control of invasive aquatic weeds, culture and production of desirable native aquatic and wetland plants, and improvement of aquatic and wetland restoration techniques.
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James Leary
Assistant Professor
Natural Resource & Environmental Management
(352) 273-2451
Dr. James Leary is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (UF/IFAS CAIP).
Dennis Odero
Associate Professor
Weed Science
(561) 993-1509
Dr. Odero’s research focuses on development of effective integrated weed management programs for sugarcane and vegetables on both organic and mineral soils of south Florida.
Barry Tillman
Professor
Plant Breeding & Molecular Genetics
(850) 394-9124
Dr. Barry Tillman is a Professor and Assistant Center Director in the North Florida Research and Education Center.
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David Wright
Professor
Crop Physiology & Crop Management
(850) 875-7119
Dr. Wright is a professor in the Agronomy Department at the University of Florida North Florida Research and Education Center.