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Field trip 2024 was a success! 🎉. Our members had 3 days of great memories and valuable networking experience! Thank you to Tree Improvement, Pairwise, and BASF for making this trip possible and hosting the Plant Science Council!

As winter 🧊❄️approaches, below are some key science driven plant nutrition facts to unlock #frost resistance in plants ⏩Horticultural plants🥦🍅🧅, particularly those with soft tissues, require a higher expression of antifreeze proteins to protect against freezing damage.

Grateful for an inspiring Plant Science Council at UF field trip! We toured #Berry #Blue Plant Genetics & #Naturipe, saw cutting-edge blueberry breeding in action, and celebrated decades of work toward the perfect blueberry. #BlueberryBreeding #PlantScience #FutureOfFarming UF Blueberry Extension

Prof. Romina Gazis from Tropical Plant Clinic & Research Lab presents “From Hand Lens to High Tech” - highlighting the power of merging traditional and modern diagnostics in tree health. Her clinic bridges growers & experts, enabling rapid ID, early detection & industry-wide access. #TPCP2025

"Keep collecting and preserving." Prof Cobus Visagie Cobus Visagie emphasises the importance of studying fungi. Having access to cultures is becoming increasingly important! 🍄 #TPCP2025 #TreeHealth #Forestry Grain SA

Middle & high school teachers from across FL joined us in Gainesville for the Plants Get Sick Too workshop! We had a blast teaching about plant diseases & sharing our passion with educators who'll pass it on to the next generation of plant scientists! UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department Tropical Plant Clinic & Research Lab

Finally our lab's article on promising #fungicides 🧪to combat #laurelwilt in commercial #avocado #aguacate #palta production is out 🥳🥳 The American Phytopathological Society UF IFAS Solutions UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department UF IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center APS Tropical Plant Pathology Committee IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention IUFRO Division 7 Forest Health The IR-4 Project Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services NIFA SCRI Avocado 🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑

Spotted fuzzy green spores on blueberries 🫐 in my moist chamber. Microscopy revealed hyaline conidiophores with globose, phialidic, and annelidic conidia, which is a classic sign of Aspergillus sp., a common problem in postharvest fruit rot. UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department Tropical Plant Clinic & Research Lab Philip Harmon

Identifying #laurelwilt symptoms in 🧪💉fungicide-injected #avocado #aguacate 🥑trees can be challenging. While the currently available fungicide injections delay the onset of symptoms, these do not stop the pathogen from infecting the vascular system and spreading throughout

Had the chance to perform diagnostic on young blueberry plants looked drought-stressed: chlorosis, wilting, dieback. But microscopy after 2 days revealed coenocytic hyphae, coralloid mycelium, and swellings. Classic features of #Phytophthora root rot. UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department Tropical Plant Clinic & Research Lab

🫐 A blueberry plant came in with wilting, leaf edge burn, stunted growth, dieback & vascular discoloration. Bacterial streaming from the crown confirmed a bacterial infection. Learn more about Bacterial Wilt of Southern Highbush Blueberry: 👉 edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/PP…

My first time presenting in the #OMGN thank you for this opportunity 🍫 such a great meeting #OMGN2025 #cacao #chocolate #Phytophthora #PlantPathology #Oomycete See you in my poster 271 at #2025ISMPMI

Truly enjoyed presenting to FL K–12 teachers during the Annual UF Workshop on the Plant Immune System! Grateful for the chance to share plant disease diagnostic tools and connect with passionate educators who are shaping the next generation of plant scientists.UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department #SciEd

Are you attending #PlantHealth2025 in #Hawaii and are interested in subtropical and #tropical crops? Don’t miss our lab’s presentations and collaborative studies The American Phytopathological Society meeting! FYI: my lab will be recruiting a PhD student and postdoc-research support, so stop by my

This week at #4HUniversity,FL youth explored careers in ag with UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences We had a blast leading a #PlantPathology + #AI session where teens collected 🫐leaves, built image datasets, and trained a Teachable Machine model to ID healthy vs. diseased samples. UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department UF IFAS CALS Dean

A great morning with our student and early career members at the APS Foundation Breakfast! Thanks to your support, the APS Foundation continues to grow the future of plant pathology through funding, mentorship, and opportunity. #PlantHealth2025 #APSFoundation

At #PlantHealth2025? Stop by Exhibit Hall 3 tomorrow,4:30–5:15 PM for my poster (P-385) on blueberry leaf rust! Let’s talk disease challenges,genetic diversity & resistance in🫐.Looking forward to connecting! The American Phytopathological Society UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department #BlueberryResearch Philip Harmon Tropical Plant Clinic & Research Lab

UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department at The American Phytopathological Society #PlantHealth2025 meeting. Go gators! 🐊 UF IFAS Solutions FPS_FloridaPhytoPath IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention

Had a great time presenting my poster at #PlantHealth2025! Lots of great questions about my findings and next steps. Big thanks to my advisor Philip Harmon for stopping by! Poster session open until 11:45 AM HST today🌱✨ UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department The American Phytopathological Society Tropical Plant Clinic & Research Lab

Happy to see at #PlantHealth2025 my former advisor and current PhD committee member, Tropical Plant Clinic & Research Lab! She was the one who first introduced me to the world of plant pathology and has supported me every step of the way. #MentorshipMatters #WomenInScience UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department The American Phytopathological Society