Commercial Vegetable Research / Extension Priorities for SW Florida

Collier County ~ Hendry County ~ Lee County

Major Priorities - Pest Management

• Methyl Bromide alternatives

• Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus

• Insect management, disease and weed control

  • bacterial spot, gummy stem, fusarium, late blight, phytophthora, whiteflies, pepper weevils, nutsedge...

  • new chemistries -bio-rationals

  • bio-controls

• Food Quality Protection Act

• Regulatory issues

Major Priorities - Increasing Efficiency in Vegetable Production

• Increasing diversity of production

  • potatoes

  • snap beans

  • misc. including herbs, ethnic, organic, specialty

  • alternative crops - blueberries, ornamentals

• Marketing issues

• Labor issues

• Water availability and quality

• Post-harvest handling

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