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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
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.
A collage photo of crops that are impacted by the two-spot cotton leafhopper pest. From left to right, Florida commodities include cotton, tropical hibiscus, okra and eggplant.

Can two native wasps help regulate invasive leafhopper populations attacking Florida’s crops?

Most people retreat at the sight of a wasp, yet University of Florida...

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Mature avocado trees in South Florida at the Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC) in Homestead, Florida. UF/IFAS photo by Tyler Jones

How Florida’s changing weather impacts tropical, subtropical fruit crops in your landscape

Do you ever wonder how things like temperature changes, overly wet soils or...

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A close up of a lychee tree in South Florida. Photo by Ian McGuire

Love your lychee tree? Ask IFAS bilingual resource offers guidance against a common pest

Florida-grown lychee trees offer a taste of the tropics for home growers....

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OUR RESEARCH PROGRAMS

PROVIDING EXCELLENCE IN TROPICAL HORTICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

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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.

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Tropical Research and Education Center
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