Changes in soil hydraulic properties due to organic amendment by Haimanote K. Bayabil, Fitsum T. Teshome, Niguss Solomon Hailegnaw, Jian Zhang, Yuncong C. Li, Bartosz Adamczyk

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Are Tahiti Limes Profitable in South Florida? A Deterministic and Stochastic Budget Analysis by Fredy H. Ballen, Trent Blare

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Mud in the city: Effects of freshwater salinization on inland urban wetland nitrogen and phosphorus availability and export by Lauren Kinsman‐Costello, Eban Bean, Audrey Goeckner, Jeffrey W. Matthews, Michael O'Driscoll, Monica M. Palta, Ariane L. Peralta, Alexander J. Reisinger, Gabriela J. Reyes, Ashley R. Smyth, Marie Stofan

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Preparation for and Recovery from Hurricanes and Windstorms for Tropical Fruit Trees in the South Florida Home Landscape by Jonathan H. Crane, Carlos F. Balerdi

“…Includes references and tables showing recommended plant heights, flooding tolerance, minimum temperatures, and mean ranges and ambient temperatures for the Homestead Florida area. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, April 2007. …”
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Groundwater Nitrogen: Behavior in Flatwoods and Gravel Soils Using Organic Amendments for Vegetable Production by Sanjay Shukla, Edward A. Hanlon, Fouad H. Jaber, Peter J. Stoffella, Thomas A. Obreza, Monica Ozores-Hampton

“…Obreza, and Monica Ozores-Hampton, explores the use of several compost sources in vegetable production fields at Ft. Pierce and Homestead, Florida. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, August 2006. …”
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Trophic niche isotope analysis of the fish assemblages in a subtropical river, Southern China by Gang Chen, Weifeng Xiong, Hui Zhou, Jiandong Zhang, Man Zhang, Yuncong Li, Binhe Gu

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A False Powder-post Beetle, Xylopsocus capucinus (Fabridius) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) by Robert E. Woodruff, E. J. Gerberg, T. J. Spilman

“…On 14 March 1978, specimens were collected from cassava branches at Homestead, Florida, by J. Peña, and subsequent surveys indicate that the species is definitely established as a part of the Florida fauna. …”
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Tropical Fruit Pest Management Strategic Plan (PMSP) by Mark A. Mossler, Olaf Norman Nesheim

“… A Pest Management Strategic Plan was held in Homestead, Florida on March 31, 2003. Participants developed strategic plans for avocado, banana, carambola, guava, lychee, longan, mamey sapote, mango, papaya, passionfruit, sapodilla, and sugar apple. …”
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Giant Sweetpotato Bug, Spartocera batatas (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coreidae) by Susan E. Halbert

“… A large colony of Spartocera batatas (Fabricius) was found in late June 1995 on an Asian cultivar of sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) in Homestead, Florida, by Lynn D. Howerton, environmental specialist, Division of Plant Industry (DPI). …”
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Responses of Anastrepha suspensa, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata, and Sensitivity of Guava Production to Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in Fruit Fly Integrated Pest Management by William K. Heve, Fahiem E. El-Borai, Evan G. Johnson, Daniel Carrillo, William T. Crow, Larry W. Duncan

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Seasonal Abundance and Spatial Pattern of Distribution of Liriomyza trifolii (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and Its Parasitoid on Bean and Squash in South Florida by Shashan Devkota, Dakshina Seal

“…Therefore, seasonal abundances and spatial distributions of, L. trifolii on snap bean and squash were studied during four crop growing periods between 2013 to 2015 in Homestead, Florida. The mean numbers of mines, larvae, pupae, emerged adults, and parasitoids on snap bean were highest at 2 weeks after planting during all four growing periods. …”
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Organic Greenhouse Container Herb Production in South Florida: Fertilizer and Potting Media by Danielle Treadwell, Kati Migliaccio, Teresa Olczyk, Yun Qian, Yuncong Li, George Hochmuth, Robert Hochmuth, Eric H. Simonne, Lance S. Osborne, Richard K. Sprenkel

“…Greenhouse trials were conducted during the 2005 and 2006 growing season at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC) in Homestead, Florida. The objectives of the project were to 1) compare several commercially available organic fertilizers for organic greenhouse production of container herbs and 2) compare two commercially available potting media for organic greenhouse production of container herbs. …”
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Effect of plant-growth regulators, adjuvants and artificial pollination on the fixation and quality of Annona squamosa L cultivars’ fruit by Pollyana Cardoso Chagas, Jonathan Crane, Edvan Alves Chagas, Wagner Vendrame, Bárbara Nogueira Souza Costa, Aurélio Rubio Neto, Elias Ariel de Moura

“…The experiment was conducted in the experimental orchard of the Florida Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC/UF) in Homestead, Florida, USA. The experimental design in random blocks comprised 14 treatments, 10 repetitions and 3 flowers per treatment and per tree for ‘Red’ and ‘Lessard Thai’ cultivars. …”
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Shift in recreational fishing catches as a function of an extreme cold event by R. O. Santos, J. S. Rehage, R. Boucek, J. Osborne

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Characterization and microsatellite marker development for a common bark and ambrosia beetle associate, Geosmithia obscura by Grace M. Pietsch, Romina Gazis, William E. Klingeman, Matthew L. Huff, Margaret E. Staton, Miroslav Kolarik, Denita Hadziabdic

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Fire intensity and ecosystem oligotrophic status drive relative phosphorus release and retention in freshwater marshes by Andrea Nocentini, John S. Kominoski, Joseph J. O'Brien, Jed Redwine

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Open removal models with temporary emigration and population dynamics to inform invasive animal management by Bradley Udell, Julien Martin, Hardin Waddle, Fred Johnson, Bryan Falk, Amy Yackel Adams, Sarah Funck, Jennifer Ketterlin, Eric Suarez, Frank Mazzotti, Christina Romagosa

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