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Release Date: 8/12/2026

DOI: 10.32473/edis-cv135-2023

Agriculture

Abstract

Chapter 17 of the Vegetable Production Handbook of Florida

About this Publication

This document is HS737, 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

Kanissery, R., Frey, C., Meszaros, A., Viana Xavier, K., Desaeger, J., & Beuzelin, J. (2023). Chapter 17. Sweet Corn Production. EDIS. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-cv135-2023

Authors

Katia  Viana Xavier
Katia Viana Xavier
Specialist
University of Florida

assistant professor, disease management, Department of Plant Pathology, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, 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

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

Anna Mészáros
Anna Mészáros
County agent
University of Florida

Extension agent II, M.S., commercial horticulture, vegetable crop production, UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County, Belle Grande, 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

Jawwad Qureshi
Jawwad Qureshi
Specialist
University of Florida

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

Julien Beuzelin
Julien Beuzelin
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, integrated pest management, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center

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