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Many of the non-native plant species documented in Florida are assessed for invasive potential by UF/IFAS. [179] FISC describes Category I species as plants which displace native species, disrupt ecological functions, or hybridize with native species. [180]
Some cows in the UF/IFAS Beef Teaching Unit. UF/IFAS owns 1,299 buildings and has employees in 1,397 buildings. It has 4,055,402 sq ft (376,759.2 m 2) gross, and 54,038 acres (21,868 ha) throughout the state. These facilities are used for teaching, research and demonstration: 16 on-campus academic departments and schools
CALS administers the degree programs of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). IFAS is a federal, state, and local government partnership dedicated to develop knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences and to make that knowledge accessible to sustain and enhance the quality of human life.
J. Scott Angle (born January 6, 1953) is the University of Florida's Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources and leader of UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Early life and education
The Florida Botanical Gardens is managed by Pinellas County Parks and Conservation Resources Department, and have partnerships with many organizations, such as Creative Pinellas, Florida Native Plant Society, FNGLA (Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association), Florida West Coast Orchid Society, UF/IFAS Extension, Heritage Village, PAVA ...
Since 2005, the Extension system has collaborated in developing eXtension.org (pronounced "e-extension"). eXtension is an Internet-based learning platform where Extension professionals and citizens nationwide and beyond have 24/7 access to unbiased, research-based, peer-reviewed information from land-grant universities on a wide range of topics.
UF IFAS Extension Washington County - The Cooperative Extension Service is nationwide and was established by the Smith-Lever Act of 1914. It is a partnership between state land grant universities, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the county governments throughout the nation.
Kevin M. Folta is a professor of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida.From 2007 to 2010 he helped lead the project to sequence the strawberry genome, and continues to research photomorphogenesis in plants and compounds responsible for flavor in strawberries.