Greenhouse Disease Control Advice Is Just a Click Away

Posted by Brian Sparks|August 22, 2023

Improve your skills in preventing and managing diseases in nurseries and greenhouses by registering for “Disease Management”, part of the Greenhouse Online Training program offered by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension. The course is intermediate level and designed for people with some experience or entry university level, who are in production, technical, or sales roles for greenhouse and nursery crops. It is offered in English and Spanish.

Topics to be covered include:

How to differentiate between a disease and other issues
Disease prevention tips
Organic and conventional disease management options
How to safely apply and handle fungicides.

Dr. Carrie Harmon, Director of the UF/IFAS Plant Diagnostic Center in Gainesville, FL, and Co-Director of the National Plant Diagnostic Network, teaches the course, which runs from Sept. 11 to Oct. 6, 2023. All course material is completely online and available at any time of the day, and includes pre-recorded videos, an interactive discussion board with Ph.D. professors, and quizzes. Two new modules are activated each week during the course, for a total of eight learning modules. Instruction is at your own pace and time within the four weeks of the course, with a typical time commitment of about six hours per week. Click here to register.

Disease Management is one of six courses that counts towards the Plant Health Professional certificate offered by University of Florida UF IFAS Extension (UF Greenhouse Training Online) and the Michigan State University Floriculture Program Extension (MSU Online College of Knowledge) to help greenhouse clientele grow their career in plant health management.

For more information, contact Greenhouse Training, Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, at [email protected].