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Vegetable Production Handbook

Summary
Summary

Welcome to Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida.

This handbook is designed to provide Florida growers with the latest information on crop cultivars, cultural practices, and pest management.

Free hard copies of the handbook are available at UF/IFAS research and education centers and county extension offices.

Editorial Team

Publications

thumbnail for publication: Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida, 2024–2025 edition

Front Matter Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida, 2024–2025 edition

Shinsuke Agehara, Nicholas S. Dufault, Ramdas Kanissery, and Xavier Martini, editors

See here for the full downloadable PDF of the 2024–2025 Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida, as well as front-matter information and links to each chapter.

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 3. Principles and Practices of Irrigation Management for Vegetables

Chapter 3. Chapter 3. Principles and Practices of Irrigation Management for Vegetables

Lincoln Zotarelli, Michael D. Dukes, and Eric H. Simonne

Chapter 3 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 6. Cole Crop Production

Chapter 6. Chapter 6. Cole Crop Production

Bonnie Wells, Lincoln Zotarelli, Peter J. Dittmar, Nicholas S. Dufault, Johan Desaeger, Prissy Fletcher, and Qingren Wang

Chapter 6 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 9. Leafy Vegetable Production

Chapter 9. Chapter 9. Leafy Vegetable Production

Germán Sandoya-Miranda, Ramdas Kanissery, Nicholas S. Dufault, Johan Desaeger, Anna Meszaros, Julien Beuzelin, and Katia Viana Xavier

Chapter 9 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 12. Onion, Leek, and Chive Production

Chapter 12. Chapter 12. Onion, Leek, and Chive Production

Johan Desaeger, Peter J. Dittmar, Pamela Roberts, Xavier Martini, Shouan Zhang, and Lincoln Zotarelli

Chapter 12 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 15. Root Crop Production in Florida

Chapter 15. Chapter 15. Root Crop Production in Florida

Julien Beuzelin, Peter J. Dittmar, Bonnie Wells, Johan Desaeger, Lincoln Zotarelli, Shouan Zhang, Qingren Wang, Craig Frey, and Anna Meszaros

Chapter 15 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 18. Tomato Production

Chapter 18. Chapter 18. Tomato Production

Craig Frey, Ramdas Kanissery, Jawwad Qureshi, Johan Desaeger, and Gary E. Vallad

Chapter 18 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 1. Commercial Vegetable Production in Florida

Chapter 1. Chapter 1. Commercial Vegetable Production in Florida

Shinsuke Agehara, Nicholas S. Dufault, Ramdas Kanissery, and Xavier Martini

Chapter 1 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 4. Integrated Pest Management

Chapter 4. Chapter 4. Integrated Pest Management

Peter J. Dittmar, Nicholas S. Dufault, Johan Desaeger, Jawwad Qureshi, Nathan S. Boyd, and Mathews L. Paret

Chapter 4 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 7. Cucurbit Production

Chapter 7. Chapter 7. Cucurbit Production

Craig Frey, Nathan S. Boyd, Qingren Wang, Johan Desaeger, Jawwad Qureshi, Anna Meszaros, Nicholas S. Dufault, Pamela D. Roberts, and Xavier Martini

Chapter 7 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 10. Minor Vegetable Crop Production

Chapter 10. Chapter 10. Minor Vegetable Crop Production

Dakshina R. Seal, Qingren Wang, Ramdas Kanissery, Anna Meszaros, Crystal A. Snodgrass, Julien Beuzelin, Johan Desaeger, Nicholas S. Dufault, Katia Viana Xavier, and Shouan Zhang

Chapter 10 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 13. Pepper Production

Chapter 13. Chapter 13. Pepper Production

Craig Frey, Eugene J. McAvoy, Johan Desaeger, Gary E. Vallad, Jawwad Qureshi, and Nathan S. Boyd

Chapter 13 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 16. Strawberry Production

Chapter 16. Chapter 16. Strawberry Production

Vance M. Whitaker, Nathan S. Boyd, Natalia A. Peres, Johan Desaeger, Sriyanka Lahiri, and Shinsuke Agehara

Chapter 16 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 19. Biopesticides and Alternative Disease and Pest Management Products

Chapter 19. Chapter 19. Biopesticides and Alternative Disease and Pest Management Products

Natalia A. Peres, Gary E. Vallad, Johan Desaeger, and Sriyanka Lahiri

Chapter 19 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 2. Fertilizer Management for Vegetable Production in Florida

Chapter 2. Chapter 2. Fertilizer Management for Vegetable Production in Florida

Guodong Liu, Eric H. Simonne, Kelly T. Morgan, George Hochmuth, Shinsuke Agehara, Rao Mylavarapu, Craig Frey, Pavlos Tsouvaltzis, and Xiaoying Li

Chapter 2 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 5. Ethnic Vegetable Production

Chapter 5. Chapter 5. Ethnic Vegetable Production

Guodong Liu, Bonnie Wells, Yuncong Li, Qingren Wang, Johan Desaeger, and Xiaoying Li

Chapter 5 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 8. Eggplant Production

Chapter 8. Chapter 8. Eggplant Production

Pamela D. Roberts, Craig Frey, Anna Meszaros, Nathan S. Boyd, Johan Desaeger, and Jawwad Qureshi

Chapter 8 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 11. Legume Production

Chapter 11. Chapter 11. Legume Production

Craig Frey, Peter J. Dittmar, Dakshina R. Seal, Shouan Zhang, Johan Desaeger, and Qingren Wang

Chapter 11 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 14. Potato Production

Chapter 14. Chapter 14. Potato Production

Lincoln Zotarelli, Peter J. Dittmar, Pamela D. Roberts, Johan Desaeger, Prissy Fletcher, and Bonnie Wells

Chapter 14 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 17. Sweet Corn Production

Chapter 17. Chapter 17. Sweet Corn Production

Katia Viana Xavier, Ramdas Kanissery, Craig Frey, Anna Meszaros, Nicholas S. Dufault, Johan Desaeger, Jawwad Qureshi, and Julien Beuzelin

Chapter 17 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Welcome to Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida.

This handbook is designed to provide Florida growers with the latest information on crop cultivars, cultural practices, and pest management.

Free hard copies of the handbook are available at UF/IFAS research and education centers and county extension offices.

Editorial Team

Publications

thumbnail for publication: Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida, 2024–2025 edition

Front Matter Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida, 2024–2025 edition

Shinsuke Agehara, Nicholas S. Dufault, Ramdas Kanissery, and Xavier Martini, editors

See here for the full downloadable PDF of the 2024–2025 Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida, as well as front-matter information and links to each chapter.

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 3. Principles and Practices of Irrigation Management for Vegetables

Chapter 3. Chapter 3. Principles and Practices of Irrigation Management for Vegetables

Lincoln Zotarelli, Michael D. Dukes, and Eric H. Simonne

Chapter 3 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 6. Cole Crop Production

Chapter 6. Chapter 6. Cole Crop Production

Bonnie Wells, Lincoln Zotarelli, Peter J. Dittmar, Nicholas S. Dufault, Johan Desaeger, Prissy Fletcher, and Qingren Wang

Chapter 6 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 9. Leafy Vegetable Production

Chapter 9. Chapter 9. Leafy Vegetable Production

Germán Sandoya-Miranda, Ramdas Kanissery, Nicholas S. Dufault, Johan Desaeger, Anna Meszaros, Julien Beuzelin, and Katia Viana Xavier

Chapter 9 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 12. Onion, Leek, and Chive Production

Chapter 12. Chapter 12. Onion, Leek, and Chive Production

Johan Desaeger, Peter J. Dittmar, Pamela Roberts, Xavier Martini, Shouan Zhang, and Lincoln Zotarelli

Chapter 12 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 15. Root Crop Production in Florida

Chapter 15. Chapter 15. Root Crop Production in Florida

Julien Beuzelin, Peter J. Dittmar, Bonnie Wells, Johan Desaeger, Lincoln Zotarelli, Shouan Zhang, Qingren Wang, Craig Frey, and Anna Meszaros

Chapter 15 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 18. Tomato Production

Chapter 18. Chapter 18. Tomato Production

Craig Frey, Ramdas Kanissery, Jawwad Qureshi, Johan Desaeger, and Gary E. Vallad

Chapter 18 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 1. Commercial Vegetable Production in Florida

Chapter 1. Chapter 1. Commercial Vegetable Production in Florida

Shinsuke Agehara, Nicholas S. Dufault, Ramdas Kanissery, and Xavier Martini

Chapter 1 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 4. Integrated Pest Management

Chapter 4. Chapter 4. Integrated Pest Management

Peter J. Dittmar, Nicholas S. Dufault, Johan Desaeger, Jawwad Qureshi, Nathan S. Boyd, and Mathews L. Paret

Chapter 4 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 7. Cucurbit Production

Chapter 7. Chapter 7. Cucurbit Production

Craig Frey, Nathan S. Boyd, Qingren Wang, Johan Desaeger, Jawwad Qureshi, Anna Meszaros, Nicholas S. Dufault, Pamela D. Roberts, and Xavier Martini

Chapter 7 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 10. Minor Vegetable Crop Production

Chapter 10. Chapter 10. Minor Vegetable Crop Production

Dakshina R. Seal, Qingren Wang, Ramdas Kanissery, Anna Meszaros, Crystal A. Snodgrass, Julien Beuzelin, Johan Desaeger, Nicholas S. Dufault, Katia Viana Xavier, and Shouan Zhang

Chapter 10 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 13. Pepper Production

Chapter 13. Chapter 13. Pepper Production

Craig Frey, Eugene J. McAvoy, Johan Desaeger, Gary E. Vallad, Jawwad Qureshi, and Nathan S. Boyd

Chapter 13 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 16. Strawberry Production

Chapter 16. Chapter 16. Strawberry Production

Vance M. Whitaker, Nathan S. Boyd, Natalia A. Peres, Johan Desaeger, Sriyanka Lahiri, and Shinsuke Agehara

Chapter 16 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 19. Biopesticides and Alternative Disease and Pest Management Products

Chapter 19. Chapter 19. Biopesticides and Alternative Disease and Pest Management Products

Natalia A. Peres, Gary E. Vallad, Johan Desaeger, and Sriyanka Lahiri

Chapter 19 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 2. Fertilizer Management for Vegetable Production in Florida

Chapter 2. Chapter 2. Fertilizer Management for Vegetable Production in Florida

Guodong Liu, Eric H. Simonne, Kelly T. Morgan, George Hochmuth, Shinsuke Agehara, Rao Mylavarapu, Craig Frey, Pavlos Tsouvaltzis, and Xiaoying Li

Chapter 2 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 5. Ethnic Vegetable Production

Chapter 5. Chapter 5. Ethnic Vegetable Production

Guodong Liu, Bonnie Wells, Yuncong Li, Qingren Wang, Johan Desaeger, and Xiaoying Li

Chapter 5 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 8. Eggplant Production

Chapter 8. Chapter 8. Eggplant Production

Pamela D. Roberts, Craig Frey, Anna Meszaros, Nathan S. Boyd, Johan Desaeger, and Jawwad Qureshi

Chapter 8 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 11. Legume Production

Chapter 11. Chapter 11. Legume Production

Craig Frey, Peter J. Dittmar, Dakshina R. Seal, Shouan Zhang, Johan Desaeger, and Qingren Wang

Chapter 11 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 14. Potato Production

Chapter 14. Chapter 14. Potato Production

Lincoln Zotarelli, Peter J. Dittmar, Pamela D. Roberts, Johan Desaeger, Prissy Fletcher, and Bonnie Wells

Chapter 14 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

thumbnail for publication: Chapter 17. Sweet Corn Production

Chapter 17. Chapter 17. Sweet Corn Production

Katia Viana Xavier, Ramdas Kanissery, Craig Frey, Anna Meszaros, Nicholas S. Dufault, Johan Desaeger, Jawwad Qureshi, and Julien Beuzelin

Chapter 17 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

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Agehara, Shinsuke

Agehara, Shinsuke

University of Florida

sagehara@ufl.edu
Dittmar, Peter J.

Dittmar, Peter J.

University of Florida

pdittmar@ufl.edu
Dufault, Nicholas S.

Dufault, Nicholas S.

University of Florida

nsdufault@ufl.edu
Martini, Xavier P.

Martini, Xavier P.

University of Florida

xmartini@ufl.edu
Kanissery, Ramdas

Kanissery, Ramdas

University of Florida

rkanissery@ufl.edu
Mylavarapu, Rao S.

Mylavarapu, Rao S.

University of Florida

raom@ufl.edu
Hochmuth, George J.

Hochmuth, George J.

University of Florida

hoch@ufl.edu
Simonne, Eric H.

Simonne, Eric H.

University of Florida

esimonne@ufl.edu
Liu, Guodong

Liu, Guodong

University of Florida

guodong@ufl.edu
Morgan, Kelly T.

Morgan, Kelly T.

University of Florida

conserv@ufl.edu
Frey, Craig

Frey, Craig

University of Florida

craigfrey@ufl.edu
Li, Xiaoying

Li, Xiaoying

University of Florida

xiaoying.li@ufl.edu
Tsouvaltzis, Pavlos

Tsouvaltzis, Pavlos

University of Florida

ptsouv@ufl.edu
Zotarelli, Lincoln

Zotarelli, Lincoln

University of Florida

lzota@ufl.edu
Dukes, Michael D.

Dukes, Michael D.

University of Florida

mddukes@ufl.edu
Qureshi, Jawwad A.

Qureshi, Jawwad A.

University of Florida

JawwadQ@ufl.edu
Boyd, Nathan S.

Boyd, Nathan S.

University of Florida

nsboyd@ufl.edu
Paret, Mathews L.

Paret, Mathews L.

University of Florida

paret@ufl.edu
Desaeger, Johan

Desaeger, Johan

University of Florida

jad@ufl.edu
Wang, Qingren

Wang, Qingren

University of Florida

qrwang@ufl.edu
Wells, Bonnie C.

Wells, Bonnie C.

University of Florida

bcwells@ufl.edu
Li, Yuncong

Li, Yuncong

University of Florida

yunli@ufl.edu
Roberts, Pamela D.

Roberts, Pamela D.

University of Florida

pdr@ufl.edu
Mészáros, Anna

Mészáros, Anna

University of Florida

ameszaros@ufl.edu
Sandoya, Germán

Sandoya, Germán

University of Florida

gsandoyamiranda@ufl.edu
Beuzelin, Julien

Beuzelin, Julien

University of Florida

jbeuzelin@ufl.edu
Viana Xavier, Katia

Viana Xavier, Katia

University of Florida

kvianaxavier@ufl.edu
Seal, Dakshina R.

Seal, Dakshina R.

University of Florida

dseal3@ufl.edu
Zhang, Shouan

Zhang, Shouan

University of Florida

szhang0007@ufl.edu
Vallad, Gary E.

Vallad, Gary E.

University of Florida

gvallad@ufl.edu
McAvoy, Eugene

McAvoy, Eugene

University of Florida

gmcavoy@ufl.edu
Peres, Natalia A.

Peres, Natalia A.

University of Florida

nperes@ufl.edu
Lahiri, Sriyanka

Lahiri, Sriyanka

University of Florida

lahiris@ufl.edu
Whitaker, Vance M.

Whitaker, Vance M.

University of Florida

vwhitaker@ufl.edu