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CONTACT INFORMATION
For
Dr.
Craig D. Stanley, Associate Center
Director/Professor |
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Soil and Water Science
Gulf Coast REC
14625 C.R. 672
Wimauma, FL 33598 |
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(813) 633-4117
SC514-6807
FAX (813) 634-0001 |
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cdstan@ufl.edu |
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Departmental Assignment:
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Research
(80%) - plan, implement and manage independent research programs dealing
with water requirements, water use efficiency, and water quality problems of
commercial ornamental, vegetable, and other crops of south Florida.
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Extension
(20%) - Participate in extension activities where applicable to promote
conservative management of water resources used for commercial horticultural
crop production in south Florida.
Research Projects:
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Long-term impact of agricultural activity
in the Lake Manatee watershed on water quality of Lake Manatee.
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Evaluation
and implementation of irrigation management practices to reduce nutrient
loading of surface water bodies from horticultural production areas.
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Intensive
crop growth and nutrient uptake study for citrus to determine susceptibility
for leaching of applied nutrients causing a degradation of groundwater
quality.
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Determine
the effect of maintaining lower water tables on production of irrigated
vegetables in the Flatford Swamp watershed (Manatee County).
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Use
of plug transplants and plastic tunnels to improve early production, reduce
fruit rots and reduce water use in strawberries.
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Evaluation
of the effectiveness of filter strip buffer areas to retain and remove
nutrients from surface runoff water from irrigated vegetable production. (SWFWMD).
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Determination
of the field runoff characteristics of plastic-mulched versus non-mulched
vegetable production areas. (SWFWMD).
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Effect
of use of municipal solid waste compost for enhancing microirrigated
vegetable production on flatwoods soils.
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