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Tropical Research And Education Center

Tropical Research And Education Center

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Welcome to the UF/IFAS

Tropical REC

The only state university research and education center in the continental U.S. focusing on a large number of tropical and subtropical crops
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Let's kickoff Farmers Month at

One Night in the Tropics

You'll enjoy an evening filled with opportunities to connect with world-class scientists, great food, and enough live music to dance the night away.

construction progress on the Pauline O. Lawrence Student Residence at the UF/IFAS TREC

Awaiting the Pauline O. Lawrence

Student Residence

The facility, located on the TREC campus, shall conclude construction this year and will stand as the first UF building named after a Black person.
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Our newest page:

TREC in the News

Your one-stop-shop for everything happening at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC).
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Faculty Spotlight

Dr. Dakshina Seal

In this installment of TREC’s Research Report, you’ll learn about Dr. Dak Seal and the invasive pests he and his lab are researching.
Trailblazing entomologist’s gift creates a home for students, future scientists – and a legacy of belonging

Trailblazing entomologist’s gift creates a home for students, future scientists – and a legacy of belonging

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EPA grant to help UF/IFAS scientists restore sea sponges, improve water quality in South Florida

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Avocado fruit showing characteristic avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd) symptoms. The fruit displays a distinct longitudinal yellow streak with sharply demarcated margins, typical of sunblotch infection. Symptoms can vary but often include irregular yellow or whitish streaks, discoloration, and deformed fruit.

Florida avocados face threat from Sunblotch Viroid

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OUR RESEARCH PROGRAMS

PROVIDING EXCELLENCE IN TROPICAL HORTICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

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  • Tropical Fruit Entomology Lab

The UF IFAS TREC PDC serves the commercial industry and homeowners of Florida's southern counties with the diagnosis of plant diseases via samples submitted to the laboratory.

  • Agroecology
  • Agroecology
  • Tropical Fruit Entomology Lab
  • Tropical Fruit Entomology Lab
  • Tropical Plant Ecophysiology
  • Tropical Plant Ecophysiology
  • Thrips Parvispinus
  • Thrips Parvispinus
  • Two-spot Cotton Leafhopper
  • Two-spot Cotton Leafhopper
  • Avocado IPM
  • Avocado IPM
  • Laurel Wilt
  • Laurel Wilt
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Tropical Research and Education Center
18905 S.W. 280 Street, Homestead, FL 33031
(305) 246-7000

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