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Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

Welcome to the Peres Plant Pathology Lab

Conducting basic and applied research on important diseases affecting strawberry production in Florida.

  • Strawberry Disease News

    Strawberry Disease News

    Visit the web-based system to predict the risk for anthracnose and Botrytis fruit rot epidemics. 

  • Current Research

    Graduate Students  Research
    Marcus Vinicius Marin Ph.D. Research: Etiology and management of diseases caused by Phytophtora spp.
    Adrian Zuniga Ph.D. Research: Study of SdhB mutations in Botrytis cinerea conferring resistance to succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) fungicides; Management of Pestalotiopsis spp. in strawberry
    Galvin Alonzo Ortiz

    M.S. Research: Management strategies for charcoal rot of strawberry caused by Macrophomina phaseolina and effects of fumigants on Neopestalotiopsis sp. inoculum levels.

  • Lab Team
  • Publications

 

Lab Contact Information

Rm. 157
Gulf Coast Research and Education Center
14625 County Road 672
Wimauma, FL 33598
813-419-6601