Mailing Address:
Fifield Hall
2550 Hull Road
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, Florida 32611
Office: 1241 Fifield Hall
Phone: (352) 273-4949
E-mail: lzota@ufl.edu
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Areas of Research
- Vegetable production with emphasis on irrigation and nutrient management
- Water conservation in irrigation systems
- Conventional vegetable production systems
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Educational Background
- Ph.D., Agronomy, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Brazil (2005)
- M.S., Agronomy, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Brazil (2000)
- B.S., Agronomy, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil (1997)
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Extension Program
- Irrigation water management of vegetable crops
- Fertilization of vegetable crops
- Modified cultural practices and evaluation of potential new genetic material more adapted to Florida growing conditions
- UF-IFAS Vegetable Variety Trials Website ()
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Work Experience
- 2017-present: Associate Professor, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville.
- 2010-2017: Assistant Professor, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville.
- 2008-2010: Asst. Research Scientist, Agricultural & Biological Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
- 2005-2007: Postdoctoral Researcher, Agronomy Department and Agricultural & Biological Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
- 2003-2005: Assistant Professor, Agronomy Dept., State University of Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brazil.
- 2001- Research Assistant, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
- 2000- Research Assistant, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) and Cooperative Research Centre for Legume in Mediterranean Agriculture – (CLIMA), University of Western Australia – Perth, WA. Australia.
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Professional Memberships
- Member, American Society of Agronomy, 2005-present.
- Member, American Society of Soil Science, 2005-present.
- Member, American Society of Horticultural Science, 2010-present.
- Member, Potato Association of America, 2010-present.
- Member, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2014-present