IFAS Extension
Chapter 9. Leafy Vegetable Production
Germán Sandoya-Miranda, Ramdas Kanissery, Nicholas Dufault, Johan Desaeger, Anna Mészáros, Julien Beuzelin, Katia Viana Xavier, andD. Calvin Odero
Release Date: 8/12/2026
Agriculture
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About this Publication
This document is HS728, 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.
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Authors
associate professor, plant breeding, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL
associate professor, weed science, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, FL
professor, fungal plant disease management of field and vegetable crops, UF/IFAS Department of Plant Pathology, Gainesville, FL
associate professor, nematology, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL
Extension agent II, M.S., commercial horticulture, vegetable crop production, UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County, Belle Grande, FL
associate professor, integrated pest management, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center
assistant professor, disease management, Department of Plant Pathology, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL
professor and associate center director, weeds, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL
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