Courses & Workshops
30 June to 8 August, 2008:
HOS5555 Tropical Fruit Production and Research
An intensive 5-1/2 week intensive graduate level course on the horticulture and physiology of tropical and subtropical fruit production in Florida. Numerous field site visits. The course is taught at the Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead.
- 2008 Tropical Fruit Production and Research Brochure
- 2008 Tropical Fruit Production and Research Course Information
- Course description (Syllabus) for 2008 (55KB pdf)
- CONTACT: Dr. Jonathan Crane
Professor of Horticulture / Tropical Fruit Crop Specialist
Phone:
305-246-7001 ext. 290
Fax:
305-246-7003
E-mail:
jhcr@ufl.edu
Water quality training - April 14-18, 2008
The objective of this course is to introduce water regulations, monitoring and sampling techniques, Best Management Practices (BMP’s) program initiatives, and laboratory methods related to water quality of surface and ground waters. The training will focus on basic concepts of water chemistry and hydrology related to water sampling and analysis, instrumentation, water quality data analysis, and evaluation and reporting. The training will be a combination of lectures, hands-on field and lab activities, and field and agency tours.
