Release Date: 8/12/2026

DOI: 10.32473/edis-cv137-2023

Agriculture

Abstract

Chapter 18 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

About this Publication

This document is HS739, 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 EDIS website at https://edis.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

Frey, C., Kanissery, R., Smith, H. A., Desaeger, J., & Vallad, G. E. (2023). Chapter 18. Tomato Production. EDIS. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-cv137-2023

Authors

Craig Frey
Craig Frey
County agent
University of Florida

county Extension director and Extension agent III, multi-county commercial vegetable production, M.S., UF/IFAS Extension Hendry County, LaBelle, FL

Ramdas Kanissery
Ramdas Kanissery
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, weed science, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, FL

Jawwad Qureshi
Jawwad Qureshi
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, 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

Gary Vallad
Gary Vallad
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, disease diagnosis and management, Department of Plant Pathology, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL

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