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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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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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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. Xiaoying Li

In this installment of TREC’s Research Report, you’ll get some highlights on the research emanating from Dr. Xiaoying Li's Vegetable Horticulture lab.

Participants evaluate and explore diverse ethnic vegetable crops and varieties during the field day. Photo credit: Laura Vasquez

Setting the table: UF/IFAS ‘Food is Medicine’ farm shows how culturally relevant crops can strengthen agriculture

In South Florida, a new University of Florida initiative is bringing the...

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The Science Behind: production issues growing vegetables, and more.

In this installment of the TREC Research Report, we get updates on Dr. Xiaoying...

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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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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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