Skip to main content
UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences logo
Give      University of Florida
Resources
  • UF/IFAS Statewide Facilities
  • Extension Administrative Districts
  • Solutions for Your Life
  • Ask IFAS
  • FL Automated Weather Network (FAWN)
Toggle Search Form
GIVE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
  • HOME
  • About Us
    • About UF
    • About UF/IFAS
    • About SWFREC
    • SWFREC Calendar
    • SWFREC History
    • Employment
    • SWFREC Newsletters
    • SWFREC Upcoming Events
  • Programs
    • Agricultural Economics
    • Agricultural Natural Resources Economics
    • Precision Agricultural Engineering
    • Water Resources Engineering
    • Entomology
    • Citrus Horticulture
    • Vegetable Horticulture
    • Plant Physiology
    • Weed Science
    • Citrus Pathology
    • Vegetable Pathology
    • Soil Science Artificial Intelligence
    • Soil Microbiology
    • Food Science
  • Faculty
    • Dr. Michael Burton, Center Director
    • Dr. Ute Albrecht
    • Dr. Fernando Alferez
    • Dr. Yiannis Ampatzidis
    • Dr. Ozgur Batuman
    • Dr. Stephanie Brown
    • Dr. Ramdas Kanissery
    • Dr. Kimberly Morgan
    • Dr. Jawwad Qureshi
    • Dr. Pamela Roberts
    • Dr. Sanjay Shukla
    • Dr. Sarah Strauss
    • Dr. Pavlos Tsouvaltzis
    • Dr. Nikolaos Tziolas
    • Dr. Tara Wade
  • Directory
    • UF / IFAS People Search
    • Employees in UF / IFAS SWFREC
    • SWFREC Faculty
    • SWFREC Staff
    • UF/IFAS Statewide Facilities
    • Extension Administrative Districts
    • UF Campus Map
    • Florida Automated Weather Stations
  • Resources
    • University of Florida
    • UF Land Grant
    • UF Exchange (email)
    • UF / IFAS
    • UF / IFAS Research
    • UF / IFAS CALS
    • UF / IFAS Extension
    • Bookstore
    • EDIS Publications
    • Solutions for Your Life
    • Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN)
  • Plant Diagnostic Clinic

  • Resources
    • UF/IFAS Statewide Facilities
    • Extension Administrative Districts
    • Solutions for Your Life
    • Ask IFAS
    • FL Automated Weather Network (FAWN)

Southwest Florida Research & Education Center

Southwest Florida Research & Education Center

Soil Microbiology

The topic of soil health is receiving lots of attention from scientists and growers. While we know that soil microbes are critical components of a healthy soil, it’s less clear how we should monitor soil microbes when assessing soil health. Improving soil health and determining what a “healthy” soil might be in Florida agricultural is also challenging due to the sub-tropical climate and sandy soils.

 

Several projects in our lab are addressing these issues by studying how different management practices, such as cover crops or compost, impact soil health. In particular, we’re examining how soil microbial changes are related to other soil health metrics. The goal of these research projects is to provide growers with specific metrics to assess soil health in their fields or orchards as well as optimized management practices for improving soil health.

 

 

More details on one of these projects can be found here: 

Sarah L Strauss

Assistant Professor, Ph.D.

Soil Microbiology

strauss@ufl.edu

UF / IFAS SWFREC - Immokalee 
2685 SR 29 N | Immokalee, FL 34142
Tel:(239) 658-3468
Fax:(239) 658-3403

University of Florida Logo
Contact

Feedback
Southwest Florida Research & Education Center
2685 State Road 29 North | Immokalee, FL 34142
239-658-3400

Land Grant Mission
  • Teaching
  • Research
  • Extension
Information
  • Ask IFAS (EDIS)
  • UF/IFAS Experts
  • UF/IFAS Blogs
  • UF/IFAS Bookstore
Policy
  • Accessible UF
  • EEO Statement
  • IFAS Web Policy
  • SSN & UF Privacy
  • Analytics (Google Privacy)

© 2025 University of Florida, IFAS Last Modified:Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:42:26 EDT