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Horticultural Sciences

Dr. Gerardo Nunez

Lecturer and Undergraduate Advisor

Mailing Address:
Fifield Hall
2550 Hull Road
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, Florida 32611

Office: 1113 Fifield Hall
Phone: (352) 273-4765
E-mail: g.nunez@ufl.edu

Hello and welcome to my faculty page! I am Gerardo Nunez and I am a Lecturer and Undergraduate Advisor in the Horticultural Sciences Department at the University of Florida. I am an educator, a scientist, and a horticulturist. I am interested in developing and teaching engaging, hands-on undergraduate courses that prepare students to succeed in the horticulture industry or in graduate school. Additionally, I am interested in facilitating collegiate out-of-the-classroom activities that allow students to learn by doing and learn from peers. In this page, you will find information about my current teaching, advising, and research activities.

Thanks for visiting and do not hesitate to contact me!

  • Areas of Research
    • Undergraduate education and research
    • Root physiology of woody plants
    • Plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere
    • Plant nutrition and soil adaptation
  • Teaching Responsibilities
    • HOS 3222C - Greenhouse and Protected Crop Production
    • HOS 3430C - Nutrition of Horticultural Crops
    • HOS 4911- Horticultural Sciences Classroom Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE)
    • HOS 4932 - Plant Behavior
  • Educational Background
    • Ph.D. - Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida (2015)
    • B.S. - Biology, Fairleigh Dickinson University (2010)

Selected Publications

AuthorsYearTitle / DescriptionPublication
Nunez, G. H., C. L. Harmon, J. W. Olmstead, and R. L. Darnell 2016 Root-level inoculation with iron-reducing microorganisms does not enhance iron uptake by southern highbush blueberry plants Rhizosphere 2:24-33.
Nunez, G. H., J. W. Olmstead, and R. L. Darnell 2016 Towards marker assisted breeding for root architecture traits in southern highbush blueberry. JASHS 141(5):414-424.
Nunez, G. H., A. P. Kovaleski, B. Casamali, and R. L. Darnell 2016 Can science and genetics literacy affect student perception of genetically modified organisms?. AgBioForum 19(1):5.
Nunez, G. H., J. W. Olmstead, and R. L. Darnell 2015 Rhizosphere acidification is not part of the strategy I iron deficiency response of Vaccinium arboreum and the southern highbush blueberry. HortScience 50(7):1064-1069.
Nunez, G. H., A. P. Kovaleski, and R. L. Darnell 2014 Formal education can affect students’ perception of organic produce. HortTechnology 24(1):64-70.