Mission

To contribute with vegetable production by providing means to increase yield and quality, to reduce production costs, and/or to improve sustainability. 

Target Crops

• Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa)

• Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)

• Pepper (Capsicum spp.)

• Eggplant (Solanum melongena)

• Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

• Summer squash (Cucurbita pepo)

• Muskmelon (Cucumis melo)

• Tropical pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata)

• Minor and non-traditional crops

Research Areas

• Cultural practices
• Fertilization & plant nutrition
• Irrigation
• Weed management
• Plasticulture
• Soil fumigants
• Statistics & field plot techniques