EDIS Update

Archive for November, 2008

ENY-750/IN773 A Dresser Drawer Method of Managing Insect and Mite Resistance in Ornamentals

November 25th, 2008
Topic(s):Nursery & Greenhouse

ENY-750, a 2-page fact sheet by James F. Price and Curtis A. Nagle, describes a dresser drawer method to develop pesticide rotation plans that can extend the useful lives of pesticides. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, July 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN773

SL273/MG454 Soils & Fertilizers for Master Gardeners: Soil Organic

November 25th, 2008
Topic(s):Lawn & Garden


SL-273, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Gurpal S. Toor and Amy L. Shober, educates homeowners about the importance of soil organic matter and provides suggestions about how to build the organic matter in garden and landscape soils. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG454

SS-AGR-313/AG319 'Florida-07', a Medium Maturity, Large Seeded, High Oleic Peanut Variety with Resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt

November 24th, 2008
Topic(s):Crops

SS-AGR-313, a 3-page fact sheet by B.L. Tillman and D.W. Gorbet, describes this variety of peanut released in 2006 because of its outstanding pod-yield potential, competitive grades, high oleic oil chemistry. Includes a table detailing the performance of runner market-type peanut varieties in Florida locations in the past four years. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AG319

ENH63/EP054 Let Your Lawn Tell You When to Water

November 24th, 2008
Topic(s):Lawn & Garden

ENH-63, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by L.E. Trenholm and J. Bryan Unruh, helps homeowners avoid overwatering their lawns by operating irrigation systems only when the lawn shows signs of drought stress. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP054

FE756 Conservation Pricing for Residential Water Supply

November 24th, 2008
Topic(s):House & Home, Money Matters, Water

FE756, a 7-page fact sheet by Tatiana Borisova, Burcin Unel, and Colin Rawls, defines the criteria used to design and evaluate conservation-based rates, considers alternative rate structures, and briefly discusses challenges posed by conservation-oriented rates for utility companies. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE756

ENY-227/IG083 Bed Bugs and Blood-Sucking Conenose

November 24th, 2008
Topic(s):Ecosystems & Species, House & Home


Revised! ENY-227, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by P. G. Koehler and Jeff Hertz, describes these blood-sucking insects, their life cycles, control methods. Includes new techniques for bed bug control and a table of insecticides labeled for bed bug control. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG083

HS1152/HS401 Commercial Fresh Market, Wine, Juice, and Jelly Grape Cultivars for Florida, 2008

November 24th, 2008
Topic(s):Crops, Small Farms


HS-1152, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by J. Breman and P. C. Andersen, describes the characteristics needed in cultivars for successful commercial grape production in Florida. Includes references and information on cultivars recommended by IFAS for wine, juice and jelly, and fresh market, plus fresh-market muscadine cultivars for planting on a trial basis, and sensory evaluation results. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS401

ENH-1106/EP370 'UF-404' – a New University of Florida Caladium Variety for Use in the Container and the Landscape

November 24th, 2008
Topic(s):Nursery & Greenhouse


ENH-1106, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Zhanao Deng, describes this red, lance-leafed caladium variety with a nuique coloration pattern — its origin, tuber production, container forcing, landscape performance, chilling resistance and availability. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP370

SL274/MG455 Soils & Fertilizers for Master Gardeners: Soil Formation in Florida

November 24th, 2008
Topic(s):Agriculture, Lawn & Garden


SL274, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Amy L. Shober and Thomas Obreza, provides information about types of soils found in Florida and the factors that influenced their formation. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG455

SL272/MG453 Soils & Fertilizers for Master Gardeners: Soil Drainage and Water Holding Capacity

November 24th, 2008
Topic(s):Lawn & Garden, Small Farms


SL-272, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Amy L. Shober, helps homeowners understand the natural water status of local soils, allowing them to make decisions about plant selection and irrigation needs. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG453

SL271/MG452 Soils & Fertilizers for Master Gardeners: Organisms in the Soil

November 24th, 2008
Topic(s):Ecosystems & Species, Lawn & Garden


SL-271, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Amy L. Shober, discusses different types of organisms and their impact on the soil environment. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG452

EENY-441/IN782 White M hairstreak, Parrhasius m-album (Boisduval & LeConte) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae)

November 18th, 2008
Topic(s):Ecosystems & Species, Lawn & Garden


EENY-441, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Andrei Sourakov, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this metallic blue Neotropical hairstreak with characteristic M-shaped pattern on its silver-colored underside which flies in clearings and edges of oak growth — its distribution, biology and lifecycle, and hosts. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN782

FCS2289/FY1072 Effective Discipline Techniques for Parents

November 17th, 2008
Topic(s):Children

FCS-2289, a 3-page fact sheet by Cassandra Deas and Eboni J. Baugh, describes what discipline is, its purpose, and summarizes effective techniques parents can use to discipline their children. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1072

AEC396/WC077 Extension Marketing: Building a Successful Local Extension Marketing Campaign

November 12th, 2008
Topic(s):Program Development

AEC-396, a 2-page fact sheet by Ricky Telg, Tracy Irani, and James Varvorines, focuses on the foundations of marketing communications for local Cooperative Extension programs. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communications, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WC077

AEC398/WC079 Extension Marketing: Integrated Marketing

November 12th, 2008
Topic(s):Program Development

AEC-398, a 3-page fact sheet by Ricky Telg, Tracy Irani, and James Varvorines, focuses on integrating communication elements into the marketing of Extension programs. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communications, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WC079

AEC399/WC080 Extension Marketing: Creative and Media Strategies

November 12th, 2008
Topic(s):Program Development

AEC399, a 4-page illistrated fact sheet by Ricky Telg, Tracy Irani, and James Varvorines, focuses on creative and media strategies for developing marketing campaigns for local Cooperative Extension programs. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communications, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WC080

AEC397/WC078 Extension Marketing: Campaign Planning and Audience Analysis

November 12th, 2008
Topic(s):Program Development

AEC-397, a 5-page fact sheet by Ricky Telg, Tracy Irani, and James Varvorines, focuses on the basics of campaign planning and audience analysis development. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communications, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WC078

AEC400/WC081 Extension Marketing: Budgets and Evaluation

November 12th, 2008
Topic(s):Program Development

AEC-400, a 3-page fact sheet by Ricky Telg, Tracy Irani, and James Varvorines, describes ways to stretch marketing budget dollars and then how to determine whether the communications campaign was successful. Includes a sample evaluation form. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WC081

AEC-392/WC073 Learning by Doing: Utilizing Service-Learning Projects

November 12th, 2008
Topic(s):4-H Youth Development


AEC-392, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Diane Mashburn, Amy Harder, and Dale Pracht, explains the five steps of the service learning model for group leaders, and how service learning improves youth experiences. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, September 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WC073

AE435 Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Forest and Agricultural Lands: Carbon Sequestration

November 10th, 2008
Topic(s):Agriculture, Agriculture, Environment

AE435, an 8-page fact sheet by Solomon G. Haile, Clyde W. Fraisse, Vimala D. Nair, and P.K. Ramachandran Nair, addresses some basic questions regarding the prospects of carbon (C) sequestration in forest and agricultural lands and examines the C sequestration potential of different land management practices that could play a role in GHG mitigation strategies. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, September 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AE435

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