Welcome to 360IPM

Strengthening plant disease management in North Florida through diagnostics, research, and extension.

360IPM is the integrated plant pathology program at UF/IFAS NFREC in Quincy. We unite rapid diagnostics, regional research, and practical extension to address diseases affecting specialty crops and ornamentals across North Florida and the Panhandle.


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Rapid Diagnostics

Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab at NFREC processes samples from commercial growers, extension agents, and researchers. 48-hour turnaround using microscopy, culturing, and molecular techniques.

Regional Research

Field trials conducted under North Florida conditions—plasticulture tomatoes, high-tunnel cucurbits, open-field peppers. Focus on bacterial wilt, copper-tolerant spot, fungal diseases, emerging threats.

Practical Extension

Grower-ready materials, extension agent training, field days, seasonal alerts. All recommendations grounded in local research and diagnostic data.

Who We Work With

Commercial Growers

20-2,000+ acre operations in North Florida and Panhandle. Family farms and large producers managing tight margins and high disease risk.

Extension Agents

County and regional specialists serving specialty crop producers. Generalists needing plant pathology backup and current training.

Industry & Commodity Groups

Florida Tomato Committee, Watermelon Association, seed companies, crop protection firms seeking regional data and grower adoption pathways.

Researchers

UF faculty, USDA, World Vegetable Center collaborators accessing field sites, pathogen populations, and extension networks.

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Get Involved

For Growers

Submit diagnostics, attend field days, test management approaches.

For Extension Agents

Request training, diagnostic support, extension materials.

For Researchers

Access field sites, pathogen collections, grower networks. For Industry Partners Collaborate on trials, resistance monitoring, extension outreach.

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Get in touch

Growers, extension agents, industry partners, and researchers—connect with us for diagnostic support, training, research collaboration, or field-site partnerships.