UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center Plant Pathology and Diagnostics Lab

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The Florida Extension Plant Diagnostic Clinics (FEPDC) determines whether symptoms in submitted plant samples involve an infectious causal agent (e.g., fungus, bacterium, or virus) or other cultural or environmental factor that causes similar symptoms.

Tour the facility.

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Educators can access coinciding curriculum for use in any classroom by clicking the link below.

This tour is of the University of Florida (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) Plant Pathology and Diagnostics Lab, Students and educators can travel through the CAIP offices and labs about the different staff members working at the center, what their jobs entail on a day-to-day basis, and why the research and work they do is important. Visitors will also find multiple links to more information.


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