Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Bhadha Lab
Led by Jehangir Bhadha · Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
What we study
The Bhadha Lab studies soil health, water quality, and sustainable agriculture, focusing on phosphorus cycling, soil amendments, and ecoenzymatic responses. Research involves field studies, lab experiments, and machine learning analysis.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Computational
- Plants
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 5
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Within-Season Ecoenzymatic Responses to Cover Cropping in a Subtropical Agroecosystem
Examining how cover crops affect soil enzymes in subtropical farming.
Evaluating agronomic performance and environmental benefits of conservation practices in subtropical pasture systems
Assessing the impact of conservation practices on pasture systems.
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The Effect of Different Levels of Nitrogen Fertilizer Accompanied by Biostimulant on Potato Production
Testing how nitrogen fertilizer and biostimulants affect potato yields.
Calcium Deficiency as a Saturating Yield Constraint in Melon: A Machine Learning Analysis of Compositional Leaf-Tissue Diagnostics
Using machine learning to study calcium deficiency in melon plants.
Mineral-associated organic matter and soil health indicators in subsiding cultivated histosols of the Everglades Agricultural Area
Analyzes soil health indicators and mineral-associated organic matter in the sinking cultivated peat soils of the Everglades Agricultural Area.
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Recent papers, explained
- The Effect of Different Levels of Nitrogen Fertilizer Accompanied by Biostimulant on Potato Production
2026 · American Journal of Potato Research
- Evaluating agronomic performance and environmental benefits of conservation practices in subtropical pasture systems
2026 · Soil Science Society of America Journal
Tests how farming practices like cover crops and fertilizers affect soil and grass growth.
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- Within-Season Ecoenzymatic Responses to Cover Cropping in a Subtropical Agroecosystem
2026 · Soil Systems
Studies how cover crops affect soil enzymes in Florida's farms over time.
- Effectiveness of the lake Okeechobee Basin Management Action Plan in reducing phosphorus loading: A 25‐year assessment of watershed sources, nutrient retention, and management outcomes
2026 · Journal of Environmental Quality
Analyzes 25 years of data to see if efforts to reduce phosphorus in Lake Okeechobee worked.
- Enzymatic Transformation of Soluble Nonreactive Phosphorus Compounds to Improve Phosphorus Removal and Recovery Potential from Wastewater
2026 · ACS ES&T Water
Tests how enzymes break down phosphorus in wastewater to improve treatment.
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How to reach out
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