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Chapter 6. Cole Crop Production

Lincoln Zotarelli, Peter Dittmar, Nicholas Dufault, Johan Desaeger, , Qingren Wang, andDe-Fen Mou


Release Date: 8/12/2026

DOI: 10.32473/edis-cv122-2023

Agriculture

Abstract

Chapter 6 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

About this Publication

This document is HS724, one of a series of the Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 1995. Revised annually. Most recent revision August 2026. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2026 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

How to Cite

Wells, B., Smith, H. A., Zotarelli, L., Dittmar, P. J., Dufault, N. S., Desaeger, J., & Wang, Q. (2023). Chapter 6. Cole Crop Production. EDIS. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-cv122-2023

Authors

Lincoln Zotarelli
Lincoln Zotarelli
Specialist
University of Florida

professor and Extension specialist, UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Peter Dittmar
Peter Dittmar
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, weed science, vegetable crops, and fruit crops, UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Nicholas Dufault
Nicholas Dufault
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, fungal plant disease management of field and vegetable crops, UF/IFAS Department of Plant Pathology, Gainesville, FL

Johan Desaeger
Johan Desaeger
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, nematology, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL

Prissy Fletcher
Prissy Fletcher

lecturer and academic advisor, UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Qingren Wang
Qingren Wang
County agent
University of Florida

Extension agent IV, Ph.D., vegetable crops, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, Homestead, FL

De-Fen Mou
De-Fen Mou
Specialist
University of Florida

assistant professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL

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