Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Zambon Lab
Led by Flavia Zambon · Horticultural Sciences
What we study
The Zambon Lab studies citrus and alternative crops in Florida, focusing on variety trials, soil amendments, and stress responses to improve yield and quality. Research combines greenhouse and field trials with collaborations across the state.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Wet lab
- Plants
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Citrus variety trials for HLB tolerance
Testing citrus varieties to improve resistance to HLB disease.
CUPS - Citrus Under Protective Screens
Evaluating citrus growth under protective screens to enhance yield and quality.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- The use of oxytetracycline antibiotic trunk injections in a huanglongbing environment and the effect on canopy, root systems, and rhizosphere microbiome
2026 · Tropical Plant Pathology
Examines if antibiotic injections can help citrus trees recover from disease.
- Photosynthetic performance of water hyacinth as affected by Neochetina spp. and Megamelus scutellaris herbivory
2026 · Biocontrol Science and Technology
Measures how leaf-eating insects affect water hyacinth's photosynthesis.
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- Transcriptome analysis of Colletotrichum nymphaeae-Strawberry interaction reveals in planta expressed genes associated with virulence
2025 · Frontiers in Plant Science
Finds genes in a strawberry pathogen that help it infect plants.
- Grove-First: A Generalizable Framework to Evaluate Translational Solutions to Citrus Greening and Other Perennial Crop Diseases
2025 · Plant Disease
Tests a new way to test citrus disease treatments by screening in fields first.
- Substrate pH Influences the Nutrient Absorption and Rhizosphere Microbiome of Huanglongbing-Affected Grapefruit Plants
2022 · Frontiers in Plant Science
Shows how soil pH affects grapefruit growth and health in citrus greening disease.
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