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Tropical Research & Education Center

Tropical Research & Education Center

Horticultural Sciences

Horticultural Science research at TREC focuses on plant molecular biology, breeding and genomics, ecophysiology and cultural management with the main focus on fruit and vegetable crops grown in the subtropics and tropics. There are five faculty members at TREC who are members of the University of Florida, Horticultural Sciences Department.

  • Molecular Plant Stress Physiology
  • Genetics and Breeding of Tropical Fruit Crops
  • Vegetable Breeding - Genetics and Genomics
  • Tropical Fruit Crops Management
  • Ecophysiology of Subtropical and Tropical Horticultural Crops

Program Faculty


Dr. Jonathan H. Crane
Associate Center Director & Professor
Horticultural Sciences Department
786-217-9271
jhcr@ufl.edu

Dr. Alan Chambers

Dr. Alan Chambers
Assistant Professor
Horticultural Sciences Department
786-217-9252
ac@ufl.edu
Lab website

Dr. Geoffrey Meru

Dr. Geoffrey Meru
Assistant Professor
Horticultural Sciences Department
786-217-9287
gmeru@ufl.edu

TREC Resources