Horticultural Sciences

Off-Campus Faculty Directory

The Horticultural Sciences Department has faculty located at various research and education centers.
Visit the IFAS site to view a map of our various locations.

Name	Title	Location	Specialization	Contact
Agehara, Shinsuke	Associate Professor	GCREC Balm	Small Fruits and Vegetables	(813) 419-6583 sagehara@ufl.edu
Albrecht, Ute	Associate Professor	SWFREC Immokalee	Plant Physiology	(239) 658-3422 ualbrecht@ufl.edu
Alferez, Fernando	Associate Professor	SWFREC Immokalee	Citrus Horticulture	(239) 658-3426 alferez@ufl.edu
Boyd, Nathan	Professor	GCREC Balm	Weed Science	(813) 419-6613 nsboyd@ufl.edu
Chater, John	Assistant Professor	CREC Lake Alfred	Genetic Improvement Horticulture	(863) 956-8662 jchater@ufl.edu
Chen, Jianjun	Professor	MREC Apopka	Plant Function	(407) 814-6161 jjchen@ufl.edu
Chitwood-Brown, Jessica	Assistant Professor	GCREC Balm	Horticulture Tomato Breeding	(813) 419-6610 jchitwood@ufl.edu
Crane, Jonathan H.	Professor	TREC Homestead	Tropical Fruits	(786) 217-9271 jhcr@ufl.edu
Deng, Zhanao	Professor	GCREC Wimauma	Biotechnological Advances to Ornamental Plant Breeding and Genetics	(813) 419-6605 zdeng@ufl.edu
Dutt, Manjul	Assistant Professor	CREC Lake Alfred	Citrus and Subtropical Fruit Breeding, Genetics	(863) 956-8679 manjul@ufl.edu
Gmitter, Fred G., Jr.	Professor	CREC Lake Alfred	Breeding Genetics	(863) 956-8878 fgmitter@ufl.edu
Grosser, Jude W.	Professor	CREC Lake Alfred	Tissue Culture Genetics	(863) 956-8680 jgrosser@ufl.edu
Kanissery, Ramdas	Associate Professor	SWFREC Immokalee	Weed Science	(239) 658-3455 rkanissery@ufl.edu
Karapanos, Ioannis	Assistant Professor	North Florida REC - Quincy	Vegetable Crops	(850) 875-7128 i.karapanos@ufl.edu
Lee, Seonghee	Associate Professor	GCREC Balm	Strawberry Genetics Genomics	(813) 419-6611 seonghee105@ufl.edu
Leyton, Leynar	Assistant Professor	NFREC Quincy	Breeding and Genetics of Landscape Plants	(850) 875-7162 L.LeytonNaranjo@ufl.edu
Li, Xiaoying	Assistant Professor	TREC Homestead	Vegetable Production	(786) 217-9260 xiaoying.li@ufl.edu
Marble, Chris	Associate Professor	MREC Apopka	Ornamental and Landscape Weed Management	(407) 410-6960 marblesc@ufl.edu
McMillan, Mica	Assistant Professor	FLREC Davie	Palm Horticulture	(954) 577-6330 mica.mcmillan@ufl.edu
Meru, Geoffrey	Associate Professor	TREC Homestead	Vegetable Breeding Genetics Genomics	(786) 217-9287 gmeru@ufl.edu
Moore, Kimbertly	Professor	FLREC Davie	Sustainable Nutrient Management Solutions for Ornamental Plants	(954) 577-6328 klock@ufl.edu
Omar, Ahmad	Research Assistant Scientist	CREC Lake Alfred	Citrus Scion Rootstock Improvement	(863) 956-8678 omar71@ufl.edu
Ritenour, Mark A.	Professor	IRREC Ft. Pierce	Postharvest Biology	(772) 577-7359 ritenour@ufl.edu
Samarakoon, Uttara	Associate Professor	MREC Apopka	Developing Sustainable Crop Production Technology	(407) 884-2034 u.samarakoon@ufl.edu
Sandoya, German	Associate Professor	EREC Belle Glade	Plant Breeding	(561) 993-1527 gsandoyamiranda@ufl.edu
Schaffer, Bruce A.	Professor	TREC Homestead	Plant Physiology	(786) 217-9265 bas56@ufl.edu
Shahid, Muhammad	Assistant Professor	NFREC Quincy	Stress Physiology of Fruit Crops	(850) 875-7150 mshahid@ufl.edu
Sharma, Anuj	Assistant Professor	GCREC Balm	Tomato Genetics and Genomics	(352) 213-7190 anujsharma@ufl.edu
Singh, Jugreet	Assistant Professor	TREC Homestead	Tropical Fruit Breeding & Genetics	(305) 246-7000 jugpreetsingh@ufl.edu
Thetford, Mack	Associate Professor	WFREC Jay	Landscape Ornamentals and Plant Propagation	(850) 983-7130 thetford@ufl.edu
Vashisth, Tripti	Associate Professor	CREC Lake Alfred	Plant Physiology	(863) 956-8846 tvashist@ufl.edu
Vincent, Christopher	Associate Professor	CREC Lake Alfred	Tree Physiology	(863) 956-8757 civince@ufl.edu
Whitaker, Vance	Professor	GCREC Balm	Strawberry Breeder	(813) 419-6608 vwhitaker@ufl.edu
Wu, Xingbo	Assistant Professor	TREC Homestead	Tropical Plant breeding and genetics	(786) 217-9279 xingbo.wu@ufl.edu
Tabay Zambon, Flavia	Assistant Professor	IRREC Ft. Pierce	Citrus Production	(772) 577-7376 f.zambon@ufl.edu