Skip to main content
UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences logo
Give      University of Florida
Resources
    Toggle Search Form
    GIVE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
    • HOME
    • PEOPLE
          • Faculty
          • On-Campus Faculty
          • Off-Campus Faculty
          • Affiliate, Courtesy, and Emeritus Faculty
          • Staff
          • Administrative Support Staff
          • Lab Contacts
          • Students
          • Student Clubs
    • RESEARCH
          • Google Scholar
          • IFAS Statistical Consulting Unit
    • UNDERGRADUATE
          • Undergraduate
          • Major Options
          • Minor Options
          • Course List
          • Job Opportunities
          • Contact Us
    • GRADUATE
          • Application & Admission
          • Online Application
          • Course List
          • Current Student Resources
          • Job Opportunities
          • Student Clubs
    • EXTENSION
    • RESOURCES
    • CONTACT
          • Social Media
          • Facebook
          • X
          • Instagram
          • Linkedin

    Horticultural Sciences

    Horticultural Sciences

    On-Campus Faculty / Off-Campus Faculty / Administrative Support Staff
    Affiliate, Courtesy, and Emeritus Faculty / Lab Contacts 

     

     

    Off-campus Faculty

    *View directory in sortable table HERE.

    Shinsuke Agehara

    Shinsuke Agehara

    Associate Professor
    Small Fruits and Vegetables
    (813) 419-6583

     
     
     
     
     
    Ute Albrecht

    Ute Albrecht

    Associate Professor
    Plant Physiology
    (239) 658-3422

     
     
     
     
     
    Fernando Alferez

    Fernando Alferez

    Associate Professor
    Citrus Horticulture
    (239) 658-3426

     
     
     
     
     
    Nathan Boyd

    Nathan Boyd

    Professor
    Weed Science
    (813) 419-6613

     
     
     
     
     
    John M. Chater

    John M. Chater

    Assistant Professor
    Genetic Improvement Horticulture
    (863) 956-8662

     
     
     
     
     
    Jianjun Chen

    Jianjun Chen

    Professor
    Plant Function
    (407) 814-6161

     
     
     
     
     
    Jessica Chitwood-Brown

    Jessica Chitwood-Brown

    Assistant Professor
    Horticulture Tomato Breeding
    (813) 419-6610

     
     
     
     
     
    Seunghyun Choi

    Seunghyun Choi

    Assistant Professor
    Plant Physiology
    (407) 410-6924

     
     
     
     
     
    Zhanao Deng

    Zhanao Deng

    Professor
    Biotechnological Advances to Ornamental Plant Breeding and Genetics
    (813) 419-6605

     
     
     
     
     
    Manjul Dutt

    Manjul Dutt

    Assistant Professor
    Citrus and Subtropical Fruit Breeding
    (863) 956-8679

     
     
     
     
     
    Fred Gmitter

    Fred Gmitter

    Professor
    Horticultural Sciences
    (863) 956-8878

     
     
     
     
     
    Jude Grosser

    Jude Grosser

    Professor
    Plant Cell Genetics
    (863) 956-8680

     
     
     
     
     
    Ramdas Kanissery

    Ramdas Kanissery

    Associate Professor
    Weed Science
    (239) 658-345

     
     
     
     
     
    Ioannis Karapanos

    Ioannis Karapanos

    Assistant Professor
    Vegetable Crops
    (850) 875-7118

     
     
     
     
     
    Seonghee Lee

    Seonghee Lee

    Associate Professor
    Horticulture
    (813) 419-6611

     
     
     
     
     
    Leynar Leyton Naranjo

    Leynar Leyton Naranjo

    Assistant Professor
    Environmental Horticulture/Ornamental Plant Breeder
    (850) 526-7162

     
     
     
     
     
    Xiaoying Li

    Xiaoying Li

    Assistant Professor
    Horticulture Vegetable Crops
    (786) 217-9260

     
     
     
     
     
    Chris Marble

    Chris Marble

    Professor and Associate Center Director, MREC
    Horticultural Sciences
    (407) 410-6960

     
     
     
     
     
    Mica McMillan

    Mica McMillan

    Assistant Professor
    Palm Horticulture
    (954) 577-6330

     
     
     
     
     
    Geoffrey Meru

    Geoffrey Meru

    Associate Professor
    Vegetable Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
    (786) 217-9287

     
     
     
     
     
    Kimberly Moore

    Kimberly Moore

    Professor and Associate Center Director, FLREC
    Associate Center Director, FLREC
    (954) 577-6328

     
     
     
     
     
    Mark Ritenour

    Mark Ritenour

    Professor
    Postharvest Technology
    (772) 577-7359

     
     
     
     
     
    Uttara Samarakoon

    Uttara Samarakoon

    Associate Professor
    Controlled Environmental Agriculture
    (407) 410-6935

     
     
     
     
     
    Germán Sandoya

    Germán Sandoya

    Associate Professor
    Horticultural Sciences
    (561) 993-1527

     
     
     
     
     
    Bruce Schaffer

    Bruce Schaffer

    Professor
    Ecophysiology of Subtropical and Tropical Horticultural Crops
    (786) 217-9265

     
     
     
     
     
    Muhammad Adnan Shahid

    Muhammad Adnan Shahid

    Assistant Professor
    Horticulture - Stress Physiology of Fruit Crops
    (850) 875-7150

     
     
     
     
     
    Anuj Sharma

    Anuj Sharma

    Assistant Professor
    Horticultural Sciences
    (813) 419-6607

     
     
     
     
     
    Jugpreet Singh

    Jugpreet Singh

    Assistant Professor
    Tropical Fruit Breeding & Genetics
    (786) 217-9278

     
     
     
     
     
    Flavia Zambon

    Flavia Zambon

    Assistant Professor
    Citrus Production and Other Tree Crops
    (772) 577-7376

     
     
     
     
     
    Tripti Vashisth

    Tripti Vashisth

    Professor and Associate Center Director, CREC
    Horticultural Sciences and Citrus Extension Specialist
    (863) 956-8846

     
     
     
     
     
    Christopher Vincent

    Christopher Vincent

    Associate Professor
    Horticultural Sciences
    (863) 956-8757

     
     
     
     
     
    Vance Whitaker

    Vance Whitaker

    Professor
    Horticulture
    (813) 419-6608

     
     
     
     
     
    Xingbo Wu

    Xingbo Wu

    Assistant Professor
    Tropical Plant breeding and genetics
    (786) 217-9279

     
     
     
     
     
    Xingwang Yu

    Xingwang Yu

    Assistant Professor
    Horticultural Sciences
    (407) 410-6921

     
     
     
     
     
    University of Florida Logo
    Contact

    Feedback
    Horticultural Sciences Department
    2550 Hull Road, PO Box 110690, Gainesville FL 32611-0690
    (352) 392-1928

    Land Grant Mission
    • Teaching
    • Research
    • Extension
    Information
    • Ask IFAS (EDIS)
    • UF/IFAS Experts
    • UF/IFAS Blogs
    • UF/IFAS Bookstore
    • Careers
    Policy
    • Accessible UF
    • EEO Statement
    • IFAS Web Policy
    • SSN & UF Privacy
    • Analytics (Google Privacy)

    © 2025 University of Florida, IFAS Last Modified:Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:43:21 EDT