A Novel Process for Oleacein Production from Olive Leaves Using Freeze Drying Methodology by Christina Koutra, Efi Routsi, Panagiotis Stathopoulos, Eleftherios Kalpoutzakis, Marina Humbert, Olivier Maubert, Alexios-Leandros Skaltsounis

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Zoysiagrass for Florida Lawns by J. Bryan Unruh, Laurie E. Trenholm, John L. Cisar

“…Zoysiagrass maintenance is different from that of other Florida lawn grasses. When improper maintenance practices are followed, undesirable results are likely to occur. …”
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Impact assessment of cover crops on the risk of frost in the Anjou vineyard by Laetitia Bau, Thomas Chassaing

“…In addition to these effects of climate change, the developing practices of grassing and sowing cover crops (Gaviglio, 2022) have the effect of modifying the vine’s microclimate and can increase frost damage (Hirschy et al., 2020). …”
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Zoysiagrass for Florida Lawns by J. Bryan Unruh, Laurie E. Trenholm, John L. Cisar

“…Zoysiagrass maintenance is different from that of other Florida lawn grasses. When improper maintenance practices are followed, undesirable results are likely to occur. …”
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Sod-Based Peanut/Cotton Rotation-Soil Health Part 1: Root Depth, Earthworms and Soil Water Infiltration by Tawainga W. Katsvairo, David L. Wright, James J. Marois, D. Hartzog, P. J. Wiatrak, Jimmy R. Rich

“…Rich, reports on the importance of perennial grasses on soil health and focuses on root growth, earthworm population densities and soil water infiltration. …”
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Bermudagrass for Florida Lawns by Laurie E. Trenholm, Marco Schiavon, J. Bryan Unruh, Travis W. Shaddox

“… Bermudagrasses are among the most widely used warm-season grasses. Improved, fine-textured bermudagrasses are used throughout the South on golf courses, athletic fields, and in high-profile residential and commercial landscapes where a fine-textured, dense ground cover is desired. …”
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Sod-Based Peanut/Cotton Rotation-Soil Health Part 1: Root Depth, Earthworms and Soil Water Infiltration by Tawainga W. Katsvairo, David L. Wright, James J. Marois, D. Hartzog, P. J. Wiatrak, Jimmy R. Rich

“…Rich, reports on the importance of perennial grasses on soil health and focuses on root growth, earthworm population densities and soil water infiltration. …”
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Fireweed (Heartleaf Nettle) Control in Pastures by Brent Sellers, Jason Ferrell, Pratap Devkota

“…This winter annual species is commonly observed in north and central Florida pastures, particularly in bareground areas (near feeding pens and under fences), as well as along tree lines where forage grasses are less dense. This 2-page fact sheet is a minor revision written by B. …”
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Proper Use and Handling of Glyphosate in Plant Nurseries by Shawn T. Steed, Robert H. Stamps, Chris Marble

“…Used for postemergent control of vegetation, it controls annual and perennial grasses, broadleaves, and sedges. But it is easy to cause unintended damage to desirable vegetation if this product is used incorrectly. …”
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Proper Use and Handling of Glyphosate in Plant Nurseries by Shawn T. Steed, Robert H. Stamps, Chris Marble

“…Used for postemergent control of vegetation, it controls annual and perennial grasses, broadleaves, and sedges. But it is easy to cause unintended damage to desirable vegetation if this product is used incorrectly. …”
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Fireweed (Heartleaf Nettle) Control in Pastures by Brent Sellers, Jason Ferrell, Pratap Devkota

“…This winter annual species is commonly observed in north and central Florida pastures, particularly in bareground areas (near feeding pens and under fences), as well as along tree lines where forage grasses are less dense. This 2-page fact sheet is a minor revision written by B. …”
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Bio-based Products from Biomass by Zhaohui Tong, Letian Wang, Clay B. Olson

“…Biomass is renewable biological materials, such as trees, plants, grasses, vegetables, algae, food wastes, animal manures, and other organic wastes. …”
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Bermudagrass for Florida Lawns by Laurie E. Trenholm, John L. Cisar, J. Bryan Unruh

“…Bermudagrasses (Cynodon spp.) are among the most widely used warm-season grasses. Improved, fine-textured bermudagrasses are used throughout the south on golf courses, athletic fields, and in high-profile residential and commercial landscapes where a fine-textured, dense ground cover is desired. …”
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Bio-based Products from Biomass by Zhaohui Tong, Letian Wang, Clay B. Olson

“…Biomass is renewable biological materials, such as trees, plants, grasses, vegetables, algae, food wastes, animal manures, and other organic wastes. …”
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Prickly Pear Cactus Control in Pastures by Jason A. Ferrell, Brent A. Sellers

“…Prickly pear cactus is not a problem in every pasture in Florida, but where it is found, it is often the biggest and most difficult issue to manage: mowing prickly pear fragments the pads and dramatically increases the infestation, and although prickly pear doesn’t form dense canopies and doesn’t outcompete desirable forage grasses, its impact on grazing can be just as severe because of its barbed quills. …”
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Prickly Pear Cactus Control in Pastures by Jason A. Ferrell, Brent A. Sellers

“…Prickly pear cactus is not a problem in every pasture in Florida, but where it is found, it is often the biggest and most difficult issue to manage: mowing prickly pear fragments the pads and dramatically increases the infestation, and although prickly pear doesn’t form dense canopies and doesn’t outcompete desirable forage grasses, its impact on grazing can be just as severe because of its barbed quills. …”
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Bermudagrass for Florida Lawns by Laurie E. Trenholm, John L. Cisar, J. Bryan Unruh

“…Bermudagrasses (Cynodon spp.) are among the most widely used warm-season grasses. Improved, fine-textured bermudagrasses are used throughout the south on golf courses, athletic fields, and in high-profile residential and commercial landscapes where a fine-textured, dense ground cover is desired. …”
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Grazing by non‐native ungulates negatively impacts vegetation important to a native species of concern by Phillip A. Street, Levi Jaster, Thomas E. Dilts, Tessa L. Behnke, James S. Sedinger

“…As livestock increased, we found evidence for decreases in the percentage of perennial grasses, forbs, cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), and increases in the amount of bare ground. …”
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Fireweed (Heartleaf nettle) Control in Pastures by Jason A. Ferrell

“…This winter annual species is commonly observed in north and central Florida pastures, particularly in bareground areas (near feeding pens and under fences) as well as along tree lines where forage grasses are less dense. It is particularly troublesome because it possesses stinging hairs that easily embed in skin. …”
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Hunting Billbug, Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Robert E. Woodruff

“… The hunting billbug, Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden, is a weevil that is also commonly known as the "zoysia billbug" in Florida, where it has been reported as a pest of various grasses, especially in nurseries. Billbug larva are often confused with white grubs, which is the name usually given to beetle larvae in the genus Phyllophaga, family Scarabaeidae.  …”
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