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Chapter 1. Commercial Vegetable Production in Florida

Xavier Martini, Nicholas Dufault, Ramdas Kanissery, andXiaoying Li


Release Date: 8/12/2026

DOI: 10.32473/edis-cv100-2023

Agriculture

Abstract

Chapter 1 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

About this Publication

This document is HS710, one of a series of the Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. 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

Dittmar, P. J., Dufault, N. S., & Agehara, S. (2023). Chapter 1. Commercial Vegetable Production in Florida. EDIS. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-cv100-2023

Authors

Xavier Martini
Xavier Martini
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, insect behavior, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, 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

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

Xiaoying Li
Xiaoying Li
Specialist
University of Florida

assistant professor, horticulture vegetable crops, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

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