Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Shukla Lab
Led by Sanjay Shukla · Agricultural and Biological Engineering
What we study
The Shukla Lab studies water quality and supply in South Florida, focusing on reducing nutrient discharges from agriculture using methods like Best Management Practices (BMPs) and Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES). Research involves field studies and ecosystem restoration.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Evaluation of BMPs on Florida cattle ranches
The study assesses how fencing BMPs and increasing on-ranch water storage can reduce phosphorus discharges.
Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES)
This program reimburses producers for preserving or restoring natural systems, valuing their ecological contributions.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Sustainably intensified fresh-market vegetable production with compact bed plasticulture
2026 · Communications Earth & Environment
Designs a compact bed plasticulture system to increase pepper yield while reducing inputs.
- Phosphorus fertilization increases fresh-market tomato yield in Central Florida sandy soils testing high in Mehlich-3 phosphorus
2026 · Scientia Horticulturae
Tests whether phosphorus fertilizer increases tomato yield in high-phosphorus sandy soils.
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- Challenges and insights in UAV-based tomato yield estimation in commercial plasticulture systems
2026 · Discover Agriculture
Uses drones to measure tomato canopy area to estimate yield in large fields under variable weather.
- Field-to-farm redesign for tomato production to economically mitigate climate change and improve water sustainability
2025 · The Science of The Total Environment
- Effects of Irrigation and Drainage Ditches on Water, Nutrients, and Yield Should Be Considered for Improving Economic and Environmental Sustainability
2025 · Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Finds that tomato yield differs near irrigation/drainage ditches, with higher yields near ditches.
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How to reach out
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