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Vegetable Production Handbook


Summary

Welcome to Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida.

This handbook is designed to provide Florida growers with the latest information on crop cultivars, cultural practices, and pest management.

Free hard copies of the handbook are available at UF/IFAS research and education centers and county extension offices.

Editorial Team

Publications


Showing 20 of 20 Publications

Front Matter Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida, 2025–2026 edition

Nicholas S. Dufault, Shinsuke Agehara, Ramdas Kanissery, andXavier Martini

See here for the full downloadable PDF of the 2025–2026 Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida, as well as front-matter information and links to each chapter.

Chapter 1. Chapter 1. Commercial Vegetable Production in Florida

Xavier Martini, Nicholas S. Dufault, Ramdas Kanissery, andXiaoying Li

Chapter 1 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 2. Chapter 2. Fertilizer Management for Vegetable Production in Florida

Eric Simonne, Guodong Liu, Kelly T. Morgan, George Hochmuth, Shinsuke Agehara, Rao Mylavarapu, Craig Frey, andXiaoying Li

Chapter 2 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 3. Chapter 3. Principles and Practices of Irrigation Management for Vegetables

Eric Simonne, Lincoln Zotarelli, andMichael D. Dukes

Chapter 3 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 4. Chapter 4. Integrated Pest Management

Peter J. Dittmar, Nicholas S. Dufault, Johan Desaeger, Jawwad Qureshi, Nathan S. Boyd, andMathews Paret

Chapter 4 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 5. Chapter 5. Ethnic Vegetable Production

Guodong Liu, Bonnie Wells, Yuncong Li, Qingren Wang, Johan Desaeger, andXiaoying Li

Chapter 5 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 6. Chapter 6. Cole Crop Production

Lincoln Zotarelli, Peter J. Dittmar, Nicholas S. Dufault, Johan Desaeger, Evelyn V. "Prissy" Fletcher, Qingren Wang, andDe-Fen Mou

Chapter 6 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 7. Chapter 7. Cucurbit Production

Craig Frey, Nathan S. Boyd, Qingren Wang, Johan Desaeger, Jawwad Qureshi, Anna Mészáros, Nicholas S. Dufault, Pamela D. Roberts, andXavier Martini

Chapter 7 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 8. Chapter 8. Eggplant Production

Pamela D. Roberts, Craig Frey, Anna Mészáros, Nathan S. Boyd, Johan Desaeger, andJawwad Qureshi

Chapter 8 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 9. Chapter 9. Leafy Vegetable Production

Germán V. Sandoya, Ramdas Kanissery, Nicholas S. Dufault, Johan Desaeger, Anna Mészáros, Julien M. Beuzelin, Katia Viana Xavier, andDennis C. Odero

Chapter 9 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 10. Chapter 10. Minor Vegetable Crop Production

Dakshina R. Seal, Qingren Wang, Ramdas Kanissery, Anna Mészáros, Crystal A. Snodgrass, Julien M. Beuzelin, Johan Desaeger, Nicholas S. Dufault, Katia Viana Xavier, andShouan Zhang

Chapter 10 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 11. Chapter 11. Legume Production

Craig Frey, Peter J. Dittmar, Anna Mészáros, Dakshina R. Seal, Jawwad Qureshi, Shouan Zhang, Johan Desaeger, andQingren Wang

Chapter 11 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 12. Chapter 12. Onion, Leek, and Chive Production

Johan Desaeger, Peter J. Dittmar, Pamela D. Roberts, Xavier Martini, andLincoln Zotarelli

Chapter 12 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 13. Chapter 13. Pepper Production

Craig Frey, Eugene McAvoy, Johan Desaeger, Gary Vallad, Jawwad Qureshi, andNathan S. Boyd

Chapter 13 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 14. Chapter 14. Potato Production

Lincoln Zotarelli, De-Fen Mou, Peter J. Dittmar, Pamela D. Roberts, Johan Desaeger, Evelyn V. "Prissy" Fletcher, andBonnie Wells

Chapter 14 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 15. Chapter 15. Root Crop Production

Julien M. Beuzelin, Peter J. Dittmar, Johan Desaeger, Lincoln Zotarelli, Shouan Zhang, Qingren Wang, Craig Frey, andAnna Mészáros

Chapter 15 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 16. Chapter 16. Strawberry Production

Vance M. Whitaker, Nathan S. Boyd, Natalia A. Peres, Johan Desaeger, Sriyanka Lahiri, andShinsuke Agehara

Chapter 16 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 17. Chapter 17. Sweet Corn Production

Katia Viana Xavier, Ramdas Kanissery, Craig Frey, Anna Mészáros, Nicholas S. Dufault, Johan Desaeger, Jawwad Qureshi, andJulien M. Beuzelin

Chapter 17 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 18. Chapter 18. Tomato Production

Craig Frey, Ramdas Kanissery, Jawwad Qureshi, Johan Desaeger, andGary Vallad

Chapter 18 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 19. Chapter 19. Biopesticides and Alternative Disease and Pest Management Products

Natalia A. Peres, Gary Vallad, Johan Desaeger, Jawwad Qureshi, andSriyanka Lahiri

Chapter 19 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Welcome to Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida.

This handbook is designed to provide Florida growers with the latest information on crop cultivars, cultural practices, and pest management.

Free hard copies of the handbook are available at UF/IFAS research and education centers and county extension offices.

Editorial Team

Publications


Showing 20 of 20 Publications

Front Matter Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida, 2025–2026 edition

Nicholas S. Dufault, Shinsuke Agehara, Ramdas Kanissery, andXavier Martini

See here for the full downloadable PDF of the 2025–2026 Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida, as well as front-matter information and links to each chapter.

Chapter 1. Chapter 1. Commercial Vegetable Production in Florida

Xavier Martini, Nicholas S. Dufault, Ramdas Kanissery, andXiaoying Li

Chapter 1 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 2. Chapter 2. Fertilizer Management for Vegetable Production in Florida

Eric Simonne, Guodong Liu, Kelly T. Morgan, George Hochmuth, Shinsuke Agehara, Rao Mylavarapu, Craig Frey, andXiaoying Li

Chapter 2 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 3. Chapter 3. Principles and Practices of Irrigation Management for Vegetables

Eric Simonne, Lincoln Zotarelli, andMichael D. Dukes

Chapter 3 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 4. Chapter 4. Integrated Pest Management

Peter J. Dittmar, Nicholas S. Dufault, Johan Desaeger, Jawwad Qureshi, Nathan S. Boyd, andMathews Paret

Chapter 4 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 5. Chapter 5. Ethnic Vegetable Production

Guodong Liu, Bonnie Wells, Yuncong Li, Qingren Wang, Johan Desaeger, andXiaoying Li

Chapter 5 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 6. Chapter 6. Cole Crop Production

Lincoln Zotarelli, Peter J. Dittmar, Nicholas S. Dufault, Johan Desaeger, Evelyn V. "Prissy" Fletcher, Qingren Wang, andDe-Fen Mou

Chapter 6 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 7. Chapter 7. Cucurbit Production

Craig Frey, Nathan S. Boyd, Qingren Wang, Johan Desaeger, Jawwad Qureshi, Anna Mészáros, Nicholas S. Dufault, Pamela D. Roberts, andXavier Martini

Chapter 7 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 8. Chapter 8. Eggplant Production

Pamela D. Roberts, Craig Frey, Anna Mészáros, Nathan S. Boyd, Johan Desaeger, andJawwad Qureshi

Chapter 8 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 9. Chapter 9. Leafy Vegetable Production

Germán V. Sandoya, Ramdas Kanissery, Nicholas S. Dufault, Johan Desaeger, Anna Mészáros, Julien M. Beuzelin, Katia Viana Xavier, andDennis C. Odero

Chapter 9 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 10. Chapter 10. Minor Vegetable Crop Production

Dakshina R. Seal, Qingren Wang, Ramdas Kanissery, Anna Mészáros, Crystal A. Snodgrass, Julien M. Beuzelin, Johan Desaeger, Nicholas S. Dufault, Katia Viana Xavier, andShouan Zhang

Chapter 10 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 11. Chapter 11. Legume Production

Craig Frey, Peter J. Dittmar, Anna Mészáros, Dakshina R. Seal, Jawwad Qureshi, Shouan Zhang, Johan Desaeger, andQingren Wang

Chapter 11 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 12. Chapter 12. Onion, Leek, and Chive Production

Johan Desaeger, Peter J. Dittmar, Pamela D. Roberts, Xavier Martini, andLincoln Zotarelli

Chapter 12 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 13. Chapter 13. Pepper Production

Craig Frey, Eugene McAvoy, Johan Desaeger, Gary Vallad, Jawwad Qureshi, andNathan S. Boyd

Chapter 13 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 14. Chapter 14. Potato Production

Lincoln Zotarelli, De-Fen Mou, Peter J. Dittmar, Pamela D. Roberts, Johan Desaeger, Evelyn V. "Prissy" Fletcher, andBonnie Wells

Chapter 14 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 15. Chapter 15. Root Crop Production

Julien M. Beuzelin, Peter J. Dittmar, Johan Desaeger, Lincoln Zotarelli, Shouan Zhang, Qingren Wang, Craig Frey, andAnna Mészáros

Chapter 15 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 16. Chapter 16. Strawberry Production

Vance M. Whitaker, Nathan S. Boyd, Natalia A. Peres, Johan Desaeger, Sriyanka Lahiri, andShinsuke Agehara

Chapter 16 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 17. Chapter 17. Sweet Corn Production

Katia Viana Xavier, Ramdas Kanissery, Craig Frey, Anna Mészáros, Nicholas S. Dufault, Johan Desaeger, Jawwad Qureshi, andJulien M. Beuzelin

Chapter 17 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 18. Chapter 18. Tomato Production

Craig Frey, Ramdas Kanissery, Jawwad Qureshi, Johan Desaeger, andGary Vallad

Chapter 18 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

Chapter 19. Chapter 19. Biopesticides and Alternative Disease and Pest Management Products

Natalia A. Peres, Gary Vallad, Johan Desaeger, Jawwad Qureshi, andSriyanka Lahiri

Chapter 19 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

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